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O Mahadeva, have mercy on your Pura

August 20, 2015 Whitefield Rising

Folks at Whitefield Rising have gone super-creative, by choosing artistic means to express their worries and describe the problems. A rap song released on SoundCloud asks God Mahadeva (Shiva) why the state of affairs in

Meet the BJP and JDS candidates of Mahadevapura zone on August 19th

August 19, 2015 Whitefield Rising

Meet the JDS and BJP candidates on Wedensday, August 19th. Venue: Gopalan Atlantis. Click here for the map. Time 7 pm – JDS 9 pm – BJP To know who the candidates are for the various wards in

Time to be heard! Vote!

August 17, 2015 Whitefield Rising

Come August 22nd, exercise your right to be heard! Vote! Here’s something from Whitefield Rising that tells you why you must. (Click to view larger image) Related Articles BBMP Elections 2015: Special coverage by Citizen

A turning point for Bengaluru

March 26, 2010 Subramaniam Vincent

For over ten days now, Citizen Matters has followed the hectic election campaigns of candidates around the city. A mixed reality has already come out from our talking to candidates, their campaigners and voters. Some,

Make them take sides

March 21, 2010 Ashwin Mahesh

I spent sometime during the past week reading about a number of candidates in various election wards of BBMP. I have got email from some of them, and sms-es from some others. I’ve watched them

A historic city election on the cards

March 14, 2010 Subramaniam Vincent

Citizen Matters is organising two election debates/meet-the-candidates interactions in your area – one for BTM Ward (176) and one for JP Nagar ward (177). Both events will happen on the weekend of March 20-21. March

The gulf between local politics and city reforms

December 17, 2009 Subramaniam Vincent

"Who are these people, these former IAS officers and all, to compare London to Bangalore and propose these changes?" he thundered on the phone. His tone and outburst were astounding, and for a moment it

Can independent candidates win in this city election?

December 4, 2009 Subramaniam Vincent

Finally, elections to the Bengaluru council are to be announced soon. Roughly half the city’s 198 wards have been reserved (for BC, SC, ST and women). The state election commission is expected to announce the