The Karnataka government on Thursday night issued a final notification on delimitation of wards in Bengaluru, increasing the number of wards in the city from 198 to 243. BBMP had received 3,833 objections to its draft notified last month. Earlier in the day, the BBMP chief commissioner had said that they were looking into the objections. In the night, the urban development department has issued the final notification surprising many. It came seven days after the last day for filing objections. Sources said the UDD acted swiftly issued the final notification since CM Bommai is keen on conducting elections to the BBMP soon.https://ift.tt/Qt9Zo3T