Yeddyurappa Gets One More Lifeline ?
by Narayana Swamy, Mysore
Political Analyst, Daijiworld.com
Bangalore, May 18: Highly reliable sources have informed that the central government has decided to grant one more lifeline to the state government, and is not in a mood to impose President's rule in the state. After receiving reliable information from central sources Yeddyurappa and all the MLAs are set to return to Bangalore on Wednesday, May 18, flashing smiles and the trademark victory signs.
Yeddyurappa might have to prove his majority in the assembly in the coming days, but that would be a cakewalk for him as now he is stronger than ever with the support from 122 MLAs, including himself and speaker Bopaiah.
This could be a big setback for the governor of Karnataka as this is the second time the centre is rejecting Bhardwaj's recommendation.
Currently, the state file is with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, whose opinion on the matter and subsequent recommendations will be accepted by PM Dr Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
It is also reliably learnt that the state governor has already received a clear message from the centre that his recommendations cannot be accepted at the moment due to various reasons inlcluding legal issues. That is the reason why the governor released a media communique explaining why he had recommended the suspension of the assembly.
The three-day high profile drama is expected to come to an end by Wednesday evening and for the time being Yeddyurappa is expected to win another major battle of his political life and emerge as the undisputed leader in the BJP camp of Karnataka, which is the first BJP government in south India.
Wednesday was an interesting day in the politics of Karnataka as opposition leader Parameshwara followed Yeddyurappa's example and prayed for Divine help to bring down the BJP government, just as the CM prayed in a temple in New Delhi to ask God to provide him more strength to fight the current political battle.
On Thursday May 19, JD(S) supremo and former PM Deve Gowda who is going to celebrate his birthday will also be seeking God's help to bring down the BJP government.
It will be interesting to see whose prayer God will listen to!
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