BJP core committee in place, BSY hemmed in
Dissidents likely to up the ante, render stormy today’s BJP legislature party meeting.
The much-hyped demand of Reddy brothers to put on leash chief minister BS Yeddyurappa finally became a reality with the BJP high command announcing a 14-member co-ordination committee on Tuesday.
The next item on the agenda of the Reddy brothers is expected to unravel at the BJP legislature party meeting slated to be held on Wednesday.
The meeting is likely to be stormy with several Reddy faction members planning to press for an open debate. MLAs like Renukacharya and Belur Gopalakrishna are likely to rake up the issue of neglect of party loyalists by the chief minister.
Meanwhile, the Reddy brothers are reportedly working behind the scenes to ensure Sushma Swaraj’s presence in the core committee as the co-ordination committee is also known. This will help them avoid any direct confrontation with Yeddyurappa and ensure that the chief minister submits to their diktats.
But opinion on the constitution of the core committee itself is divided in the BJP. Many leaders felt that enforcing control over Yeddyurappa, who is considered to be the face of the BJP in the state, could not only upset the party workers but also a large section of the party’s supporters.
According to the CM’s close associates, the committee is also going to have a telling effect on the bureaucracy. Only recently, officials had come to terms with Yeddyurappa’s way of functioning and his authority was gradually being accepted by a majority of them.
This helped him initiate action on war-footing when the floods ravaged North Karnataka.
But the turn of events in the wake of dissidence gathering strength, has had an adverse effect. An official even refused to report for duty after the recent transfers. This could only be the beginning. Any erosion of the authority of the chief minister, directly or indirectly, by the core committee would worsen administrative matters and affect the party’s fortunes in the coming civic polls, they said.
Yeddyurappa only said: “The BJP higher-ups know my contribution to the party in the past three decades and my commitment to provide a good governance. I only ask the people to see reason and back me fully to help me deliver on our promises.”
The next item on the agenda of the Reddy brothers is expected to unravel at the BJP legislature party meeting slated to be held on Wednesday.
The meeting is likely to be stormy with several Reddy faction members planning to press for an open debate. MLAs like Renukacharya and Belur Gopalakrishna are likely to rake up the issue of neglect of party loyalists by the chief minister.
Meanwhile, the Reddy brothers are reportedly working behind the scenes to ensure Sushma Swaraj’s presence in the core committee as the co-ordination committee is also known. This will help them avoid any direct confrontation with Yeddyurappa and ensure that the chief minister submits to their diktats.
But opinion on the constitution of the core committee itself is divided in the BJP. Many leaders felt that enforcing control over Yeddyurappa, who is considered to be the face of the BJP in the state, could not only upset the party workers but also a large section of the party’s supporters.
According to the CM’s close associates, the committee is also going to have a telling effect on the bureaucracy. Only recently, officials had come to terms with Yeddyurappa’s way of functioning and his authority was gradually being accepted by a majority of them.
This helped him initiate action on war-footing when the floods ravaged North Karnataka.
But the turn of events in the wake of dissidence gathering strength, has had an adverse effect. An official even refused to report for duty after the recent transfers. This could only be the beginning. Any erosion of the authority of the chief minister, directly or indirectly, by the core committee would worsen administrative matters and affect the party’s fortunes in the coming civic polls, they said.
Yeddyurappa only said: “The BJP higher-ups know my contribution to the party in the past three decades and my commitment to provide a good governance. I only ask the people to see reason and back me fully to help me deliver on our promises.”