Amid a two-day event for the Congress after Karnataka’s leader of opposition Siddaramaiah’s car was attacked with an egg in Kodagu on Thursday, the Grand Old Party went a step further, alleging that the chief minister’s post in the state was “for sale”. ” was.
Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, BK Hariprasad reportedly alleged that the post of CM was a “very costly affair”. He accused a senior BJP leader of citing a cost of Rs 2,500 crore for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka. ndtv,
“There are a lot of aspirants for the post of chief minister and there is big money involved. According to a senior BJP leader, one should spend Rs 2,500 crore,” he was quoted as saying in the report.
Hariprasad’s allegations come amid speculation that the BJP high command may replace CM Basavaraj Bommai before the 2023 assembly elections. Though Union Home Minister Amit Shah had earlier said that the saffron party would hold the assembly elections under Bommai’s leadership, there seems to be no unanimity within the party on the matter. Many state leaders including former CM BS Yediyurappa have repeatedly talked about collective leadership.
Yediyurappa’s appointment to the Parliamentary Board and the Center Election The committee further fueled the rumors that the BJP is planning to show Bommai the door. Yeddyurappa’s new appointment has made the Lingayat leader part of the election ticket committee.
In a latest development, which is being seen as a “snub”, the events planned for celebration of one year as Bommai CM have been postponed again from the scheduled date of August 28. The festival, named ‘Janotsav’ or ‘Festival of the People’, was earlier scheduled to be held on July 28.
The ruling BJP government has explained this by saying it is on the threshold of Gauri and Ganesh festival celebrations on August 28, and party workers will not be able to fully participate in the event as well.
Dismissing the rumours, BJP national secretary Arun Singh said elections will be held in Karnataka next year under Bommai’s leadership and there is no question of his removal. “There is no question of removing Bommai. Our leadership has placed full faith in him. He will definitely complete his term,” Singh was quoted as saying.
With regard to the cancellation of the Janotsav, party sources said the state BJP unit is contemplating grand celebrations which will also include Yeddyurappa’s new appointment. The party also wants to give a message to the people like the Congress managed with the mega celebration of 75th birth anniversary of Siddaramaiah.
For the first time, Bommai had canceled the Janotsav celebrations a day earlier in the backdrop of the killing of BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Kumar Nettare in Dakshina Kannada district. The CM had said that seeing the plight of Praveen’s family, his wife and mother, his conscience is not allowing him to celebrate the event.
It has become a routine exercise for the Karnataka BJP to quash rumors about change of leadership by the high command. The situation with Bommai follows the same pattern before Yediyurappa was asked to step down. according to ndtv According to the report, BJP wants to balance the Lingayat-Vokaliga vote bank by including Yeddyurappa.
Lingayats make up 18 per cent of Karnataka’s population, while Vokkaligas make up 15 per cent.
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