Meetings on BBMP polls to begin on June 28

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar disclosed that meetings would be conducted to settle the issue of holding of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections from June 28 to July 5 and all 28 MLA from Bengaluru Urban would participate.

The questions of delimitation of wards and reserved constituencies for women would have to be settled before they go ahead with the polls. The Congress State government has also made it clear that Kempegowda Jayanti this upcoming Tuesday would be celebrated in a grand way.

Kempegowda, often called “nada prabhu” or founder of the city of Bengaluru is considered an important figurehead in the politics of Old Mysuru, where his Vokkaliga community is concentrated.