Sadananda Gowda: The new Chief Minister of Karnataka
Eugene Moodubelle
Bellevision Media Network
Bangalore, 03 August 2011: In a keenly contested race for the Chief Ministership of Karnataka following the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday, July 31, 2011, his nominee, Sadnanda Gowda, the MP from Udupi-Chikamagalur emerged victorious in a keenly contested secret poll conducted on Wednesday, July 3, 2011defeating the candidate of the Anant Kumar faction, Jagdish Shettar, the minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in the Yeddyurappa Government. The announcement was made at around 3 pm.
Out of the 117 BJP legislators of Karnataka who had cast their votes through a secret ballot, Sadananda Gowda obtained 62 votes as against 55 scored by his rival, Jagdish Shettar. The ballots were counted in the Capitol Hotel in Bangaloreunder the supervision of the BJP Central observers-Arun Jaitly, Rajnath Singh and Dharemendra Pradhan in the presence of the two candidates, Sadananda Gowda and Jagdish Shettar.
Sadananda Gowda-The New Chief Minister
There was jubilation in the BS Yeddyurappa’s camp as his nominee, Sadananda Gowda, eventually emerged as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka in spite of the reluctance of the Central leadership to declare the acceptance of his nomination before Yeddyurappa tendered his resignation, which was one of the conditions of Yeddyurappa before he proceeded to the Governor’s residence for submitting his resignation.
There was hectic politicking and lobbying before the next Chief Minister of Karnataka was chosen. The pattern of voting show that some of the supporter of Yeddyurappa have cross voted in favour of Jagdish Shettar. However, at the end, it was Sadananda Gowda, the protege of Yeddyurappa who succeeded in laying his claim to the Chief Minister’s chair by securing the support of the majority of the Vidhana Sabha members (62 out of 117).
Jagdish Shettar
The Anant Kumar faction may not accept the defeat of its nominee, Jagdish Shettar without a fight back. By the very fact that there was no unanimity in selecting the successor of Yeddyurappa poses a serious challenge to the stability of the BJP party and government in Karnataka. There is already an atmosphere of suspicion and factionalism in the Karnataka BJP party which in the course of time may lead to serious consequences unless the central leadership of the party asserts its position and quells any possible indiscipline among the BJP legislators. There may be many more dramas that may unfold in the political stage of Karnataka.
ಸುಳ್ಳ್ಯದವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಸದಾನ೦ದ ಗೌಡರಿಗೆ, ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ನೂತನ ಮುಖ್ಖ್ಯ ಮ೦ತ್ರಿ ಯ ಸ್ಟಾನವನ್ನು ಅಲ೦ಕರಿಸಿದ ಸ೦ದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ,ಸುಳ್ಲ್ಯ್ರದವನೇ ಆದ ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಹ್ರತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಭಿನ೦ದನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮು೦ದಿನ ಎಲ್ಲ ಘನ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು ಸುಸೂತ್ರವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿ,ಅರ್ದದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿ೦ತ ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ಸುಗಮವಾಗಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅದೂ ನಮ್ಮೂರು ಸುಳ್ಳ್ಯದ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ, ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ತ೦ದು ಕೊಡಿ ಎ೦ದು ನಾನು ಭಗವ೦ತನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನಮ್ಮೂರಾದ ಸುಳ್ಳ್ಯದ ಸುಪುತ್ರರಾಗಿರುವ ನಿಮಗೆ ಸುಳ್ಳ್ಯದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ನಾನು ಹ್ರತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸುತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಿಮಗೆ ಶುಭ ಹಾರೆಯ್ಸುವ, ಸಯ್ಮನ್ ಲಸ್ರಾದೊ ಸುಳ್ಳ/ಬೆ೦ಗಳೂರು