JD(S) corporator Bhadregowda likely to be deputy mayor

The Nagapura ward corporator, B Bhadregowda from the JD(S) is most likely to be the next Deputy Mayor of Bengaluru.

Senior leaders from the JD(S) held a meeting with the former prime minister H D Deve Gowda to finalise the candidature for the deputy mayor’s post on Monday, after Gowda returned to Bengaluru from an international tour.

The Congress-JD(S) coalition in the BBMP council agreed upon a Congress corporator for the Mayor’s post and a JD(S) corporator for the Deputy Mayor’s. Accordingly, Jayanagar ward corporator from the Congress, Gangambike Mallikarjun was elected Mayor on September 28. The post of Deputy Mayor is reserved for a general candidate this time.

Among the aspirants from the JD(S), including BM Kaval Bairasandra ward corporator Nethra Narayan, N Rajashekar from Vishwanath Nagenahalli ward, and Imran Pasha from Padarayanapura, party leader B Bhadregowda is most likely to be elected.

The election for the post of Deputy Mayor and also for the posts of the 12 chairpersons of the standing committees of the civic body is scheduled to be held on December 5 at the BBMP head office, as per the orders of the regional commissioner.