Some have even stopped," she said, Indian Express reported. At Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) head office, former Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun on Friday held her last media interaction of her tenure by releasing a book — Janate Jote Varsha Nagarika Spandaneya Haddiyalli — on people-friendly schemes she had undertaken.  I wish the next mayor will work on the same issues and make Bengaluru plastic and PoP free in the coming months," the  Former Mayor said,Indian Express reported. (Photo: File) Bharatiya Janata Party Councillor Gautam Kumar has been appointed as the new Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP) on Tuesday, after bagging 129 votes in his favour.Gangambike Mallikarjun said, "Cleanliness was my main aim along with banning plastic and preventing the usage of plastic. Stringent measures were taken to curtail people from using the idols. Due to this only 2% Ganesha idols this time were PoP.The newly elected Gautam Kumar is the 54th Mayor of Bengaluru. Bharatiya Janata Party Councillor Gautam Kumar has been appointed as the new Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. I tried to take as many measures as possible as a plastic tray result of which many  hotels, shops, commercial establishments, including malls, markets, convention halls and other places have drastically cut down on the usage of plastic.The newly elected Gautam Kumar is the 54th Mayor of Bengaluru."I also did campaigning against PoP idols