NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister of rural development and panchayat raj, Priyank Kharge while addressing the Mobility Symposium 2025, offered a surprising take on Bengaluru’s chronic traffic woes. He stated, “About 75.5 percent of Bengaluru’s population is part of the working population. We rank fourth globally. It’s a good problem to have traffic issues — it shows we’re growing, though we must solve it.” Kharge highlighted that the city’s rapid development and job creation are key drivers behind the traffic surge. “To give you some context, last year nearly 77.92 million square feet of office space was sold to global capability centres in the top seven cities, and 47 percent of that was in Bengaluru. That’s the kind of growth we’re witnessing,” he said. He added that Bengaluru continues to absorb the highest number of migrants due to its thriving job market. “We are creating jobs here,” Kharge noted, pointing out that the city now has approximately 1.2 crore registered vehicles — including around 82 lakh two-wheelers and 25 lakh four-wheelers.(With agency inputs)
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