Shivakumar Meets Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mohandas Pai Amid Bengaluru Potholes Row

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday hosted a dinner meeting in Bengaluru with industry leaders Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and TV Mohandas Pai. The meeting came days after both had publicly criticised the city’s crumbling infrastructure.

Former Infosys Chief Financial Officer TV Mohandas Pai has heaped praise on Shivakumar after a meeting with him.

Pai commended Shivakumar for what he described as a transformative step in urban governance, the creation of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), an initiative aimed at revamping the administrative framework of India’s tech capital.

“The Deputy Chief Minister’s approach to meeting citizens, understanding their issues, and finding solutions reflects true political leadership,” Pai wrote

on X (formerly Twitter). “You have completed the largest urban reform for any Indian city in decades by creating GBA! We look to the future with hope,” he added, tagging fellow leaders Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and R.K. Misra among others.

After the meeting Biocon chief Kiran Majumdar Shaw took to X. She said, “We had a very constructive meeting with Deputy CM ⁦DK Shivakumar to agree to an action plan to fix key infra bottlenecks in roads, ORR, PRR drainage traffic n garbage,” reads her post.

The GBA, introduced by Shivakumar, seeks to decentralise city management and streamline civic services across the growing Bengaluru metropolitan area. The reform aims to strengthen coordination among various civic agencies, enhance accountability, and accelerate infrastructure projects that have long suffered from bureaucratic delays.

Thank you DCM@DKShivakumar for this wonderful initiative.meeting citizens,understanding their issues,giving succour to them,solving their problems is the tasks of great political leaders. you interactions are bridging the gap between voters and their representatives. You have… https://t.co/FiAkwaLefp

— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) October 26, 2025 " rel="nofollow">http://

Thank you DCM @DKShivakumar for this wonderful initiative.meeting citizens,understanding their issues,giving succour to them,solving their problems is the tasks of great political leaders. you interactions are bridging the gap between voters and their representatives. You have… https://t.co/FiAkwaLefp

— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) October 26, 2025

For Bengaluru, a city often criticised for its traffic chaos, crumbling roads, and civic neglect, the new governance model promises a much-needed structural shift.

The meeting between Shivakumar, Pai, and Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw came amid rising public concern over Bengaluru’s deteriorating infrastructure. Both corporate leaders had earlier voiced frustration about poor civic conditions and urged the government to take corrective measures.

According to officials, the government assured the technocrats that steps are being taken to address key challenges such as potholes, delayed development works, and inefficient coordination among municipal agencies.

This dialogue marks a possible thaw after weeks of tension between the corporate community and the administration. As per reports, business leaders expressed willingness to support the government’s initiatives, provided visible improvements are made on the ground.