Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Nov 16: The BJP is preparing to own aggression without allowing the tempo created by several election victories to die down. It is preparing ground to continue to be alert and belligerent for the approaching elections without giving in to complacency caused by the bypoll victories.

The government has taken certain important decisions before the official time table for the upcoming bypolls to Belagavi Lok Sabha, Basavakalyan and Maski are announced. It is raring to take on its competitors head on.

B S Yediyurappa

Chief minister B S Yediyurappa has approved the creation of Marathi Development Authority and set aside Rs 50 crore to set up the authority. He also has given his nod for the modernisation programmes of Maski canal left and right bank canals which was pending since the last two years.

Basavakalyan assembly constituency has 40,000 Maratha voters. They can tilt the result to one side. They also have considerable say in Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency. In Maski, however, their presence is not considerable.

Yediyurappa’s son and state vice president of the party, B Y Vijayendra, held a Maratha community meeting at Bidar. Within days thereafter, an announcement to set up an authority for them has been made. As promised, the government order also came out within 24 hours.

As part of the election strategy, it was also ensured that Ramesh Katti was elected unopposed to the post of the president of Belagavi District Central Cooperative Bank. The announcement of grants to different Maths and religious institutions also was a part of the election strategy, political pundits assert.

Organizational activity has been given a boost in Maski and Basavakalyan assembly constituencies. Tactics used successfully in Sira and K R Pet assembly constituencies are being used here. Vijayendra has been moving around Basavakalyan constituency while state general secretary of the party, N Ravikumar and team have been meeting workers, communities, and leading personalities. They also have activated WhatsApp groups, booth level committees etc.