Bengaluru: With the government carving out 368 wards without expanding the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA), the three mainstream parties face a tough electoral fight against new entrants and fresh faces.

The GBA currently remains the same size as the now-dissolved Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

The government had earlier proposed 500 wards, but settled on increasing the number by 170 despite pressure from former councillors.

As per the latest figures, most wards across four corporations will have around 40,000 residents, though the voter count may be lower.

In the Bengaluru East City Corporation, each ward may have only 26,000 people. Official ward-wise population figures are yet to be released.

The number of votes required to win could fall between 5,000 and 10,000.

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