Bangalore Municipal Elections

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  In Tejasvi Surya Vs Asaduddin Owaisi, Old Rivalry Plays Out In Hyderabad

  In the late 1990s, when SM Krishna and Chandrababu Naidu were Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad's effort to challenge Bangalore's numero uno position in the world of IT was a constant headline in the pink papers.

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  Bengaluru Sticks With BJP, PM Tweets 'Hat-trick': 10 Developments

  In Congress-ruled Karnataka, capital Bengaluru has picked the BJP again to fix its chronic civic problems, handing the party a majority in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike or BBMP, that it has controlled for the last five years.

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  Bengaluru Civic Elections Voting Ends With Dismal Turnout

  Voting for Bengaluru's municipal body known as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike or BBMP ended today with less than 50 per cent voter turnout, underscoring once again the city's apathy to polls.

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  Bengaluru Sees Low Turnout in Crucial Civic Polls

  Bengaluru is voting today to elect its civic body, amid major concerns of traffic and cleanliness faced by its residents, in a high-prestige political battle. Till 12 noon, just 11 per cent of the electorate had come out to vote.

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  The Key Issues Facing Bengaluru Ahead of Municipal Polls

  With the municipal elections due this Saturday, the residents of Bengaluru are thinking more than usual about the civic challenges faced by the city. A garden city that first turned into the country's IT capital, became a pensioner's paradise, and is now a startup town.

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  Bengaluru Civic Elections Campaign Starts Off With Accusations

  With familiar-sounding promises to clear out the garbage on streets, fix traffic jams, mend potholes and clean up filthy lakes, aspirants for the Bengaluru civic polls have jumped into the fray. Their first task at hand? Raise the offensive on opponents.

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  Opinion: As a Minister, I Removed the Lal Batti

  This is my 31st year as an elected representative. In 1983, I was first elected as a municipal councillor in Bengaluru - also called Corporator. The day I entered the municipal corporation building a senior leader gave me a pep talk that I must stay always accessible and approachable to the common man.

• Bangalore municipal body presents Rs 9,498 crore budget

  Keeping an eye on next year's state assembly election, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday presented a Rs 9,498.90 crore budget and announced several schemes for poor people.

• Decks cleared for civic polls

  The Supreme Court has cleared the decks for holding municipal elections in Bangalore.