Section 8(1)(a) in Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993
(a)If the Deputy Commissioner is satisfied that a Grama Panchayat for a village or group of villages immediately after the establishment of such Grama Panchayat cannot be constituted by reason of,-(i)any difficulty in holding an election of the members of the Grama Panchayat; or(ii)failure to elect such members at two successive elections held under sub-section (6) of section 5; or(iii)any other sufficient reason whatsoever; or