# Fix our roads or lose 1k votes, Bengaluru residents warn 2026-08-16T15:51:47+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Residents of Gunjur in Bengaluru have warned that more than 1,000 voters could abstain from voting if road infrastructure is not improved. Carrying the tricolour and raising the slogan 'no road, no vote', they marched on Independence Day demanding better roads, footpaths and drainage. The protest comes exactly a year after techies filled potholes on the same stretch. The road connects Gunjur with Mahadevapura and Marathahalli and has several schools nearby. Residents say the poor condition poses a particular risk to women and children. One resident said a main road had been narrowed from 30 feet due to a rajakaluve, making it difficult even for tractors. The stretch also gets flooded during rain. Residents alleged the Bengaluru East City Corporation commissioner had assured them the road would be repaired before monsoon, but it remains in poor condition. Times of India reports they have urged Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda to address the civic problems. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bengaluru, Bengaluru East City Corporation, Gunjur, Krishna Byre Gowda Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fix-our-roads-or-lose-1k-votes-bengaluru-residents-warn/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fix-our-roads-or-lose-1k-votes-bengaluru-residents-warn/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/