Political Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, May 12: Soon after Siddaramaiah takes oath on Monday May 13 at 11.50 am at Kanteerava Outdoor stadium here, the next big hunt will begin for ministerial berths. Already, several aspirants have visited New Delhi to convince the big bosses of Karnataka Oscar Fernandes, Veerappa Moily, and others. Some are lobbying in Bangalore, visiting S M Krishna and other leaders who are close to CM designate Siddaramaih.
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Out of the 120 elected MLAs, though everyone desires to become minister, in the initial list there were 100 names. But KPCC president Dr Parameshwar and Siddaramaiah have almost finalized about 49 names which required to be condensed further to 33 by Monday.
According to the Congress tradition, cabinet portfolios will be distributed on the basis of caste.
Reliable sources told daijiworld on Sunday evening at Bangalore that 6 ministries will go for Lingayats, which is the dominating community in the state, while the rest will be for Vokkaligas (4-5), Kurubas (3), minorities (4), SC (5), ST (3), OBC (4-5), Brahmins (1), Christian (1), Jain (1).
From the twin districts of the coastal region, Vinay Kumar Sorake (Kaup) is certain to get port and fisheries ministry along with the charge of Udupi district. Names of Ramanath Rai (Bantwal) on seniority basis, and Abhayachandra Jain as Jain community representative are also in the list.
U T Khadar and J R Lobo are also aspirants under minority and Christian quotas. But K J George from Sarvajna Nagar, a three-time MLA and T John, MLC are senior to Lobo, which could slim his chances. Similarly, three other senior muslim aspirants might put U T Khadar on the back foot.
As per the list received by daijiworld from highly reliable sources, 33 ministers will be picked from the following list:
1. HK Patil - Gadag
2. RV Deshpande - Haliyal
3. T B Jayachandra - Shira
4. Ambareesh - Mandya
5. Ramesh Kumar - Srinivaspura
6. D K Shivakumar - Kanakapura
7. Prakash Hukkeri - Chikkodi-Sadalaga
8. Satish Jarakiholi - Yamakanamaradi
9. Ramalingareddy - BTM layout
10. K J George - Sarvajnanagar
11. Roshan Beig - Shivajinagar
12. Dinesh Gundurao - Gandhinagar
13. Krishnabairegowda - Byatarayanapura
14. D B Inamdar - Kittur
15. Malikayya Guthedar - Afzalpur
16. Kamarul Islam - Gulbarga North
17. Dr Sharanaprakash Patil - Sedam
18. Ramanath Rai - Bantwal
19. Vinay Kumar Sorake - Kaup
20. Abhayachandra jain - Moodbidri
21. B B Chimmanakatti - Badami
22. Umashree - Teradala
23. Siddu Nyamegouda - Jamakhandi
24. H Y Meti - Bhagalakote
25. Ventatesha Nayak - Devadurga
26. H S Mahadevaprasad - Gundlupete
27. Dr H C Mahadevappa - T Narasipura
28. Tanveer Seth - Narasimharaja
29. Dr A B Malakareddy - Yadagiri
30. Kagodu Thimmappa - Sagara
31. Shamanur Shivashankarappa - Davanagere South
32. S S Mallikarjuna - Davanagere North
33. K Shivamurthy - Baramasagara
34. Santosh Lad - Kalagatagi
35. Vinaya Kulakarni - Dharwad
36. Basavaraj Rayareddy - Yalaburga
37. Shivaraja Tangadagi - Kanakagiri
38. A Manju - Arakalagoodu
39. C S Nadagowda - Muddebihala
40. M B patil - Babaleshwara
41. Kimmana Ratnakara - Thirthahalli
42. Anil Lad - Bellary
43. U T Khadar - Mangalore North
44. J R Lobo - Mangalore South
MLCs :
1. Motamma
2. S R Patil
3. T John
Stage set for Congress rule in Karnataka, after 9-year gap
Bangalore, May 12 (IANS): Congress leader Siddaramaiah will take over as Karnataka chief minister Monday, beginning the party's rule of the state on its own after a gap of nine years.
Governor H. R. Bhardwaj will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Siddarimaiah at Sree Kanteerva stadium in city centre.
This is the first time in Karnataka that a chief minister will be sworn-in at a stadium as work on metro rail has taken up much of space in front of the Vidhana Soudha, the majestic state secretariat, the usual venue for such functions.
The stadium is about three km from Vidhana Soudha.
The other venue has been the lawns of the Raj Bhavan, about a km from Vidhana Soudha, which however cannot accommodate thousands of supporters of the 64-year-old leader from his home district Mysore and other parts of the state want to witness the function.
Only Siddaramaiah is expected to be sworn-in Monday as there are many aspirants for ministerial berths from among the 120 (excluding Siddaramaiah) newly elected Congress assembly members and several members of the legislative council.
Siddaramaiah, chosen May 10 by the party to lead the government, has said that he and the state Congress chief G. Parameshwara would go to New Delhi Monday to finalise the names of the ministers in talks with the high command.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony Siddaramaiah told reporters in Mysore, about 130 km from here, that the party's election manifesto had made a number of promises and he would draw up a plan to ensure their time-bound implementation.
He sought cooperation of all sections of the society, including Dalits, as at a few places some Dalit organizations have organized protests against what they claim as "denial" of chief ministership to union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, a Dalit.
"I am also a Dalit (in the sense that he is from a deprived sections of the society)," said Siddaramaiah, who belongs to Kuruba (shepherd community) caste.
Siddaramaiah said Kharge deserved the post but high command has given the responsibility to him and all should abide by it.
Kharge also appealed to the protesting Dalits to end the agitation. He told reporters in Bangalore that the Congress high command has taken the decision and now the focus should be on helping the party to provide good governance and not protests.
The Congress won 121 seats in the 225-member assembly for which election was held May 5 and voted counted May 8. The Congress last ruled the state on its own in 1999-2004. For nearly two years in 2004-2006, it headed a coalition with Janata Dal-Secular.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was routed in the poll as it won just 40 seats and is tied for the second spot with Janata Dal-Secular which also got the same number of seats.
Independents and smaller parties have taken 22 seats while voting will take place May 28 for one seat as polling was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate.