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City MLAs not for early BBMP polls?

Bangalore: Are legislators from Bangalore city against early elections to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)?

Sources in the Secretariat point out that many legislators are in favour of the polls by the end of the year or early next year, as they want the development projects announced for the city taken up and completed before the elections.

It is for this reason, the sources said, that the Government did not announce reservation for the proposed 147 wards published in the draft notification on August 18.

Publication of reservation in the notification would have compelled the Government to issue the final notification on both the ward delimitation and the reservation by September 30, thus clearing the way for holding the elections in October.

Many MLAs want the development projects — announced in State and BBMP budgets — to be taken up and completed under their supervision before the corporators take control of the administration, the sources said, pointing out to the past turf wars between corporators and MLAs when it came to implementation of projects.

With pressure from legislators, the Government is unlikely to announce the caste-wise reservation for 147 wards till the final notification on ward delimitation is published.

The sources said the Government was likely to publish the draft notification on reservation only towards the end of September or October, and it would get a minimum of 30 days from the date of issuance of draft notification to the issue of final notification as it had to invite objections and suggestions from the public for the draft notification on reservation.

The State Election Commission requires at least 15 to 20 days to prepare the electoral rolls for the new wards and announce the date for elections after the Government completes the processes of delimitation and reservation of wards.

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