Overview
- The State Election Commission, which met Greater Bengaluru Authority officials on Friday, set a June 14–24 window and said it will name the exact polling day within a week.
- Commissioner G. S. Sangreshi said he cannot postpone the polls and must file a compliance report by June 30, leaving any extension to the Supreme Court.
- GBA leaders asked for a delay to September, citing monsoon work, school and college exams, census tasks, voter roll revisions, and staff shortages, and they plan to route a plea through the state to the court.
- Administrators and petitioners have also flagged a pending reservation roster under the court’s “triple test,” which requires data‑based quotas that stay under 50 percent, arguing it should be completed before the vote.
- Parties are split on timing, with Congress and BJP figures saying they are prepared but some Congress leaders calling the schedule rushed, and the Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party urging the June timeline to hold.