Bengaluru: The four-member delimitation commission — formed earlier this month — has completed the exercise of drawing ward boundaries within the five newly carved corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA), officials said.

The exercise is crucial for holding civic elections, pending for over five years.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had hinted at 500 wards, but the commission said the number has been reduced to between 300 and 400 after pressure from former councillors, who argued that smaller wards would weaken political parties and encourage independents.

M Maheshwar Rao, Chairperson of the Commission and Chief Commissioner of GBA, told DH that the report is ready and will be submitted to the government on Wednesday. He, however, declined to reveal the proposed number of

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