<p>Illegal hoardings that had disappeared during the election season have come up all over Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Despite a ban, a majority of these posters have been erected by supporters of the newly-elected MLAs with congratulatory messages. In some places, posters have also been installed in support of chief ministerial aspirants. </p>.<p>In August 2018, the High Court of Karnataka ordered a ban on all types of hoardings, flexes and banners in Bengaluru. Following this, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) passed a resolution in support of the court order. The civic body, however, failed to implement its own resolution and the court order. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/everything-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-assembly-elections-2023-results-congress-bjp-jds-siddaramaiah-bommai-dks-1218681.html#4" target="_blank">Everything you need to know about Karnataka assembly elections 2023</a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, political flex boards were erected in different parts of the city. On Palace Road, where the Congress is holding its legislature party meeting at Shangri-La Hotel, party workers have installed posters in support of Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, two prominent contenders for the chief minister’s post. </p>.<p>BJP workers have installed hoardings near Indiranagar Junction. </p>.<p>Installing hoardings is illegal as per the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act and manufacturing such material is also illegal as single-use plastic is banned in the state. The court had recently taken the BBMP officials to task for going soft on violators. </p>.<p>Deepak R L, Special Commissioner (Revenue), BBMP, who is in charge of removing illegal flexes, did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.</p>
<p>Illegal hoardings that had disappeared during the election season have come up all over Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Despite a ban, a majority of these posters have been erected by supporters of the newly-elected MLAs with congratulatory messages. In some places, posters have also been installed in support of chief ministerial aspirants. </p>.<p>In August 2018, the High Court of Karnataka ordered a ban on all types of hoardings, flexes and banners in Bengaluru. Following this, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) passed a resolution in support of the court order. The civic body, however, failed to implement its own resolution and the court order. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/everything-you-need-to-know-about-karnataka-assembly-elections-2023-results-congress-bjp-jds-siddaramaiah-bommai-dks-1218681.html#4" target="_blank">Everything you need to know about Karnataka assembly elections 2023</a></strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, political flex boards were erected in different parts of the city. On Palace Road, where the Congress is holding its legislature party meeting at Shangri-La Hotel, party workers have installed posters in support of Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar, two prominent contenders for the chief minister’s post. </p>.<p>BJP workers have installed hoardings near Indiranagar Junction. </p>.<p>Installing hoardings is illegal as per the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act and manufacturing such material is also illegal as single-use plastic is banned in the state. The court had recently taken the BBMP officials to task for going soft on violators. </p>.<p>Deepak R L, Special Commissioner (Revenue), BBMP, who is in charge of removing illegal flexes, did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.</p>