With chance of postponement slim, parties gearing up for Bengaluru’s civic body pollsWhile the AAP is making a lot of noise about issues related to Bengaluru, the Congress has been holding state-wide events focusing mostly o...
21 Aug, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
Bengaluru: Bill to bring sweeping changes in BBMP structure to be tabled todayThe separate law for Bengaluru’s civic administration moots a 30-month term for the mayor, deputy mayor and standing committees – a big rel...
10 Dec, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
Karnataka may move SC to get Bengaluru civic polls postponedLaw minister JC Madhuswamy was quoted in sections of the media confirming that the government was planning to move the apex court.
08 Dec, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
AAP's mobile app compares Bengaluru's power bill with Delhi'sThe party's app also reveals how much citizens pay for the same amount of electricity in Delhi where the party is in power. The party's Kar...
13 Nov, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Govt’s BBMP poll delay moves irk CongressThe BBMP polls were held in 2010, two years after the Council ceased to exist as the ruling BJP had cited expansion of the corporation and ...
08 Sep, 2020, 01.31 PM IST
BJP leads in Bengaluru civic corporation's pollBJP appeared to retain control of the IT city's civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as it moved ahead of the Congres...
25 Aug, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
You can refuse to vote in BBMP pollsWhile there is no provision for NOTA vote in the BBMP polls scheduled for August 22, those not willing to vote in the elections can still d...
20 Aug, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
BBMP poll on July 28: Election-day holiday to extend WeekendThe last time Bengalureans voted for a municipal council, only 45% of them turned out to exercise their franchise.
29 Jun, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Polls for Bengaluru corporation announced; Congress, BJP in big fightElections to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, the city corporation, will be held on July 28, with the ruling Congress and BJP set for a ...
25 Jun, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Karnataka High Court questions timing of government to trifurcate BBMPThe Congress-ruled government is insistent on trifurcating BBMP but it is being stiffly opposed by BJP and JD(S).
22 Apr, 2015, 10.36 PM IST
BBMP poll likely in third week of may third week; government moves HC against electionsSources told ET the commission will notify the calendar of events for the polls next week and complete the process before May 30.
10 Apr, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
BJP appeals to Governor Vajubhai Vala not to clear proposed ordinance to trifurcate Bangalore cityBJP petitioned Governor requesting him not to approve proposed ordinance by government to trifurcate city and to advise it to hold Bruhat B...
09 Apr, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
Women may get more seats in new Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike: State Election CommissionerSEC is making arrangements to complete the process by the May 30 deadline but confusion prevails due to the reluctance of the Siddaramaiah ...
07 Apr, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Government may scrap BBMP council in first week of AprilThe official stand of the government, so far, is that it will respect the laws and the Supreme Court judgements on the subject, and hold el...
18 Mar, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
BBMP polls may turn out messy as state government yet to notify ward delimitation and women's quotaThe Karnataka HC is hearing a petition from two corporators who have sought the court's directions to hold polls. The case is coming up bef...
16 Mar, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
High Court orders notices to Siddaramaiah government seeking preparedness for BBMP pollsWhile the Congress govt headed by Siddaramaiah is trying to put off BBMP polls as far as it can, the HC has asked the government what it is...
11 Mar, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
Extend our term if polls are delayed: Bengaluru CorporatorsThe BBMP council also resolved that any advertisements, including those on private properties, residential terraces, malls and other commer...
29 Jan, 2015, 12.43 PM IST