Nava Nirmana Party activists donned masks of Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 18 July 2026, pressing the state government to hold Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections without further delay.
Protesters from the Nava Nirmana Party gathered at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on 18 July 2026, calling on the Karnataka government to schedule Greater Bengaluru Authority civic elections immediately — with demonstrators wearing face masks of sitting and former chief ministers to drive home the demand.
The Nava Nirmana Party directed its demand squarely at the Karnataka government, urging it to conduct Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections at the earliest, according to NationPress. The protest at Freedom Park on 18 July 2026 featured activists in masks of Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Nava Nirmana Party members wore masks of both D. K. Shivakumar, the incumbent Karnataka Chief Minister, and his predecessor Siddaramaiah during the 18 July 2026 demonstration — a visual rebuke holding both administrations accountable for the delay in Greater Bengaluru Authority elections.
The delay in holding Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections prompted the Nava Nirmana Party to stage a high-visibility dharna at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 18 July 2026, with participants donning masks of Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to spotlight government inaction on civic polls.