Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) pronounced [ˈbɾ͜ɯhɐt̪ bengɐˈɭuːru mɐˈhɑːnɐgɐɾɐ 'pɑːlike] was the municipal body responsible for maintaining civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of Greater Bengaluru. It was the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India and was responsible for a population of 8.4 million in an area of 712 km2. The boundaries of the corporation were expanded more than 10 times since the 1950s. From September 2025 it was replaced by five independent municipal corporations under an apex body called the Greater Bengaluru Authority.