India, Nov. 20 -- Bengaluru moved one step closer to long-pending civic elections as the Karnataka government on Wednesday issued the final ward-delimitation notification for the five new city corporations created under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024.

The move formalises a major overhaul of the city's administrative map and clears the path for the next phase, reservation of wards.

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As per the notification, the total number of wards has been fixed at 369, one more than what was proposed in the earlier draft, The Hindu reported. The additional ward has been allotted to the Bengaluru West City Corporation, ...