GBA seeks Supreme Court nod to postpone Bengaluru civic polls to December, cites Karnataka SIR

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has filed an application with the Supreme Court to postpone Bengaluru's civic polls to December, citing the ongoing Karnataka State of the City Report (SIR) exercise. The application, submitted on July 9, claims that the administrative resources of the five city corporations are fully occupied with the SIR process.