India, Nov. 7 -- Bengaluru's already jam-packed roads grew even busier in October, with an average of 2,774 new vehicles joining the city's traffic each day. The spike, driven by festive-season sales and recent GST rate cuts, saw a massive jump from 56,831 registrations in September to 86,014 in October, one of the steepest month-on-month increases in recent years.

According to data from the transport department, nearly 1,900 of the new daily additions were two-wheelers, while over 500 were cars, said a report by The Times of India. In comparison, September's daily average stood at 1,894 vehicles, a clear sign that the Dasara-Deepavali shopping rush and tax incentives motivated buyers to make their purchases before the year's end.

While...