Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, May 30: Dissent within BJP came to the fore again when senior leader and former deputy chief minister of the party, K S Eshwarappa, remained absent from core committee meeting of the party held on Tuesday May 29. Many feel that the dissent which was expressed by the veteran leader at the very first core committee meeting of the party after the assembly election happens to be a bad omen.
It was proposed to discuss several topics at the said meeting including selection of candidates for nominating members to the legislative council. The meeting discussed about how the party should work against the coalition government in the state. About the selection of candidates, it was decided to leave it to the discretion of the central election committee of the party.
K S Eshwarappa
It is said that for the five posts of legislative council members BJP is eligible to nominate, 128 BJP leaders have evinced interest. Therefore, the core committee decided to refer all the names to the central election committee for consideration.
Differences have again cropped between B S Yeddyurappa and K S Eshwarappa over the fielding of Rudre Gowda as a candidate for upper house on behalf of the party. Eshwarappa, it is said, is backing the candidature of Bhanuprakash, with the suggestion that Rudre Gowda can be given a chance when opportunity comes up next. As Yeddyurappa remained firm on the candidature of Rudre Gowda, Eshwarappa stayed away from the meeting to show his anger, sources stated.
The committee decided to ask the central government to rush to the help of coastal Karnataka which is devastated by heavy rain pounding the region since the last two days. Yeddyurappa spoke to union home minister, Rajnath Singh, on the issue.
The core committee meeting decided that either Yeddyurappa or some other senior leader will participate in the meeting being organized by chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy, for discussing loan waiver proposal where the party's stand on the issue would be made clear.
Core committee members refused to comment on this development, and calls made by media to Eshwarappa remained unanswered.