With many BMTC buses on poll duty, commuters faced hardship

With the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) deploying its buses for election duty, commuters had a tough time on Wednesday to get public transport.

The BMTC had said that in view of the elections on May 10, it had deployed a substantial number of buses for election duty to the district administration and the Police Department. It had said that due to this, there could be disruption in the operation of bus services.

With lesser number of buses on the road, many had to rely on autorickshaws and cabs. However, many autorickshaws and cabs were also off the road as drivers had gone to their native places to cast their vote.