Karnataka election: Bengaluru bus services to be hit on May 9 & 10, some restaurants to stay shut

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Bus services are expected to be hit for two days and some restaurants are temporarily downing their shutters as they can't serve alcohol on dry days due to the polls...

Buses from Karnataka State Road Transit Corporation (KSRTC) and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) have been diverted for election duty..

A press release from the Chief Traffic Manager of KSRTC stated, "KSRTC has deployed a substantial number of buses for election duty to the district administration and police department..

Meanwhile, the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) have also deployed 4000 of their 9100 buses for poll duty, added reports...

Lupa, for instance, has alerted its regulars and posted on social media that, "In light of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, following the guidelines stated by the Police & the Excise department, we are closed on the following day May 8 to 10, May 13."..

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