State notifies draft of BBMP Election Rules, 2021
The Hindu
Delimitation committee in a quandary over expansion of BBMP jurisdiction
The State Government on Saturday notified the draft of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Election Rules, 2021, under the new BBMP Act, 2020. The final notification will be issued 30 days from now, the draft notification said.
On October 31, the State had extended the term of the delimitation committee retrospectively by six months from July 28 to end on January 28, 2022.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.