Four portfolio reshuffles on, disgruntlement continues in Karnataka Cabinet
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Despite 4 portfolio reshuffles in the State Cabinet in the final week alone, disgruntlement amongst Ministers over the departments allotted to them remains to be a actuality, sources in the BJP and authorities mentioned.
C.P. Yogeshwar, from whom the Chief Minister took the Minor Irrigation Department to allot it to J.C. Madhuswamy, and B.S. Anand Singh, who misplaced the Forest Department and later the Tourism Department in a matter of two days, are mentioned to be upset over the change in portfolios.
Municipal Administration Minister N. Nagaraj (MTB) can be believed to be upset that he didn’t get the Housing Department, which was his selection. The Chief Minister has solely been to placate K. Sudhakar and J.C. Madhuswamy, who bought again the Medical Education and Minor Irrigation portfolios, respectively, in the 2 portfolio rejigs on Monday.
“My portfolios were changed four times in a few days, which hurt me. I had decided to resign as Minister after the Republic Day function today and told the party so. But the party leaders spoke to me and reallotted me Minor Irrigation Department, a portfolio that I have a passion for,” Mr. Madhuswamy mentioned on Tuesday.
A compromise
But with this, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has ended up creating two new disgruntled Ministers in Mr. Yogeshwar and Mr. Singh, sources mentioned. Mr. Yediyurappa is alleged to have spoken to Mr. Singh on Tuesday and tried to placate him.
“Given that the State government is carving out Vijayanagara district, a long-standing demand of Mr. Singh, and has assured him that he would be made the district in-charge Minister, the Chief Minister has requested him to take charge and manage the department allotted. Given that he has now been assigned the Infrastructure Development Department, a key portfolio the Chief Minister himself held, he seems to have withdrawn his threat to resign, though he remains disgruntled,” a senior celebration chief mentioned.
However, the Chief Minister has not been in a position to placate Mr. Yogeshwar but, sources mentioned. Given that Mr. Yogeshwar has constructed his picture on the rejuvenation and refilling of lakes in Channapatna, he was eager on the Minor Irrigation portfolio, which he has now misplaced to get the Tourism Department. “The Chief Minister has faced opposition from various quarters for taking him, a person who was defeated in the Assembly polls, into the Cabinet. We hope that he will not make a fuss over the portfolio,” a detailed affiliate of Mr. Yediyurappa’s mentioned.
Meanwhile, it was identified that regardless of 4 portfolio rejigs in an try to placate his Ministers, the Chief Minister has not given up the plum portfolios of Energy and Bengaluru Development. Doing so would have given him lots of elbow room to manoeuvre and diminished heartburn among the many Ministers.
