Bengaluru, Jan. 20 -- Elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will be held after May 25 with ballot papers instead of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Karnataka State Election Commissioner GS Sangreshi said on Monday.

Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, Sangreshi said, "Elections will be held tentatively after May 25, after SSLC (class 10) and PUC (class 11 and 12) examinations are over.'' He also said ballot papers will also be used for the zilla and taluka panchayat polls expected later this year.

Asked about the shift to ballot papers, Sangreshi said there was no particular reason. "Ballot papers have been used since the beginning. For the past 20 to 30 years, EVMs have been used. Ther...