Potholes across the Bengaluru city have become a political battlefield as Congress and BJP trade accusations over road maintenance. Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar slammed the BJP for selective politics, while the party is preparing a road blockade protest to highlight crumbling infrastructure. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh is inviting tech firms to Visakhapatnam, promising smoother roads. The situation is more than political—goods rickshaws have overturned, residents are at risk, and a Canadian vlogger’s viral video has shamed the city online. CM Siddaramaiah has given officials a one-month deadline and reached out to Wipro seeking the IT major's support by means of access to its campus to ease traffic congestion along the Outer Ring Road corridor.

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