Anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal has cancelled its controversial tender to procure seven luxury BMW cars, collectively worth around ₹5 crore, two months after it was floated, officials said on Thursday (January 1, 2026).
The move assumes significance as Opposition parties and civil society activists had slammed the Lokpal's decision to procure the high-end vehicles.
Officials said the decision to cancel the procurement offer was taken following a resolution of the full Bench of the Lokpal, after which a corrigendum was issued by it dated December 16, 2025.
The Lokpal had, on October 16, 2025, floated a request for proposal seeking bids from reputed agencies for the supply of seven BMW 3 Series 330Li cars.
The procurement was intended to provide a vehicle each for the chairperson and six members of the Lokpal, currently headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar (retd). The Lokpal is headed by a chairperson and can have a maximum of eight members -- four each judicial and non-judicial.
