Bangalore: Kumaraswamy to Central Cabinet, Acharya to Rajya Sabha?
Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)
Bangalore, May 27: With Rajya Sabha elections fast approaching, the environment in political circles is thick with interesting speculations, permutations and combinations. Two among them seem to be backed by some sort of reasoning.
Reportedly, home minister, Dr V S Acharya, is fed up with handling his ministry. He is said be perturbed about the unwanted interference in his ministry by some persons. The fact that he held consultations with the Sangh Parivar leaders on Tuesday, gave some credence to this rumour. Acharya himself confessed to a few of his friends that his name was indeed considered for being nominated to Rajya Sabha. The party is searching for a second candidate besides Venkaiah Naidu for the two Rajya Sabha seats it is sure to bag. Names of M P Kumar for the second seat, and the desirability of fielding legal luminary, Ram Jethmalani, for a possible third Rajya Sabha seat from the state with the support of legislators of other parties, are also under consideration, party sources said. Names are likely to be finalized at the core committee meeting to be held on May 28.
The JDS, on the other hand, with 27 MLAs, needs the support of 18 more MLAs to bag a Rajya Sabha seat. It is said that parleys are on between the Congress leaders and the JDS, about the possibility of the latter supporting the Congress Party’s ambition of bagging two seats from the state. In exchange, the JDS is lobbying hard for a ministerial berth for former state Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy, at the centre. The Congress has also promised support to JDS during the legislative council election, it is learnt.