India, March 11 -- On Monday, the Karnataka Assembly passed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, paving the way for a possible restructuring of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into multiple city corporations.

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka, R. Ashoka, has strongly opposed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, arguing that it goes against the 74th Amendment of the Constitution. He warned that the proposed legislation would concentrate power in the hands of the chief minister, sidelining elected local bodies.

The Bill, reviewed by a joint select committee, seeks to establish a Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), with the chief minister as its head. This authority would have sweeping administrative, planning, and executi...