India, April 15 -- A fresh wave of public frustration has erupted online over Bengaluru's prolonged lack of a local government, with social media users questioning the city's governance vacuum and its impact on civic infrastructure.

The city has not had an elected municipal body or mayor for over five years, the last Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections were held in August 2015. The term of the previous council ended in September 2020.

The polls, which were due in 2020, have been repeatedly postponed, citing reasons ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to delays over ward delimitation and reservation issues.

In the absence of an elected council, the BBMP is currently being run by an executive wing appointed by the state go...