The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has lost its status as Bengaluru’s Local Planning Authority (LPA) after 50 years. The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will now lead planning for the city, bringing together all major agencies in one platform for better coordination. Bengaluru has gone without an updated master plan since the Revised Master Plan expired in 2015. Attempts to introduce the Draft Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031 faced legal challenges and were withdrawn by BDA when a new comprehensive mobility plan was made by BMRCL. This mobility plan included Transit Oriented Development (TOD), which was missing in the draft RMP. BDA’s previous plans, starting from 1984, failed to predict Bengaluru’s rapid growth, especially in the southeast IT corridor. This led to unplanned development, flooding, traffic jams, and illegal construction. While BDA created many layouts in north and west Bengaluru, it had not developed new layouts in the IT corridor area due to land cost issues. Champaka Rajagopal of the Centre for Policy Research said BDA’s plans were incomplete because they focused only on spatial aspects. She highlighted the need to include economic growth, infrastructure, education, healthcare, housing, transport, and water in planning. She said, “Urban planning in Bengaluru needs to be institutionalised.” Implementation of past plans has been poor, with roads from two master plans ago still unbuilt and zoning norms ignored. Ms. Rajagopal added, “Plans need to be led by shared outcomes” and suggested local monitoring systems. With BDA stepping back as LPA, hopes are pinned on GBA to develop Bengaluru more holistically and fix the long-standing urban chaos.