Nava Nirmana Party activists wore masks of Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 18 July 2026, demanding immediate Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections. (Photo: NationPress)
Protesters from the Nava Nirmana Party staged a dharna at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on 18 July 2026, pressing the Karnataka government to schedule Greater Bengaluru Authority elections without further delay. (Photo: NationPress)
The Nava Nirmana Party argues that the Karnataka government under Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has repeatedly deferred Greater Bengaluru Authority civic elections, leaving the city's governance structures without elected representation. (Photo: NationPress)
Nava Nirmana Party demonstrators also donned masks of former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, signalling that both incumbent and previous administrations share accountability for the pending Greater Bengaluru Authority elections. (Photo: NationPress)
The 18 July 2026 demonstration at Freedom Park marks the latest in a series of civic-pressure actions by the Nava Nirmana Party, which continues to call on the Karnataka government to announce a date for Greater Bengaluru Authority elections. (Photo: NationPress)