Bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- In a significant move paving the way for Bengaluru's much-awaited local body elections, the Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the Greater Bengaluru Governance (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The bill aims to accelerate the creation of electoral rolls for five newly formed city corporations and facilitate timely polls under the supervision of the State Election Commission (SEC).

The five corporations - Central, North, East, West, and South - were carved out of the former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and vary in size and population. This restructuring follows the formation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on May 15, 2025, replacing BBMP as the city's official governing body under the Greater Bengaluru...