2026 Greater Bengaluru Authority elections

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The 2026 Greater Bengaluru Authority elections are the first elections to the five City corporation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) in Bengaluru, which replaced the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). In July 2026, the Supreme Court of India extended the deadline for completing the elections to 31 December 2026. The corporations cover 712 km2 (275 sq mi) divided into 369 wards, with about 88.9 lakh (8.9 million) registered voters as of April 2026. Bengaluru has had no elected city council since the previous BBMP council's term lapsed in September 2020; the last city election was the 2015 BBMP election. The Supreme Court has set and extended several deadlines, and the Karnataka government and the GBA cited the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in seeking the latest extension. The polls are to be held using ballot papers rather than electronic voting machines. In October 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) announced that they would...

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