Karnataka notifies reservation for 369 wards of new Bengaluru corporations, questions persist over quotas

The Karnataka government published the final notification on ward reservation for the newly formed five Bengaluru city corporations, despite criticism over the lack of changes to vertical and women's quotas. The final notification maintained the existing percentages in most wards, with only East City Corporation receiving 50% vertical reservation. While the Supreme Court has directed the state to hold civic polls before June 30, challenges are expected as Karnataka Rajya Damanita Hindulida Jaathigala Okkuta plans to move court over the lack of implementation of a triple test for identifying politically backward communities in the ward reservation process.