Indian National Congress · Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023
Last updated 18 Jun 2026
“To ensure that the strength of Electric Buses is increased sharply so that within 2 years 50% of the buses are Electricity operated.”
Stalled. The promise was that within two years 50 percent of state buses would be electric. Electrification is actively progressing - BMTC had around 1,027 e-buses by late 2024 and the Centre has since allocated 4,500 more under PM E-DRIVE - but electric buses remain roughly a fifth of BMTC's ~7,000-bus fleet and a small share of KSRTC's fleet, far below the 50-percent-in-two-years target, which has lapsed. Active transition, target missed.
To install public charging/ battery swapping points at every metro station and bus stands to provide charging infrastructure.
To introduce e-rickshaws to improve first-mile and last-mile connectivity in the city of Bengaluru.
To add 5000 new electric buses to BMTC’s fleet to reduce pollution and make BMTC more energy efficient.
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