Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Aug 12: The migrant MLA group, which was instrumental in bringing down the earlier coalition government of Congress and JD(S) and bringing BJP to power, is in tatters now. They are keeping distance from the root BJP members. This has indirectly benefited state BJP.
MLAs of JD(S) and Congress, who were 15 in numbers, were united when BJP formed the government in the state. Everyone used to back the other in case of any injustice by root BJP members and leaders. It is said that after Yediyurappa was removed from chief minister’s position, due to the individual prestige and status issue, everyone is doing calculative politics and the unity between them is gone for a toss.
It is learnt that after Ramesh Jarkiholi was involved in the sleaze CD case, the migrant group got divided as Ramesh was leading them. Among the migrants S T Somashekhar, B C Patil, Dr Sudhakar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Dr Narayana Gowda and Muniratna are trying to find safe haven in BJP itself. The members of the group that went to Mumbai have maintained distance from minister Anand Singh also as he has openly shown his dissent against new chief minister Bommai.
The situation of migrant MLAs Mahesh Kumatalli, Srimantha Patil, R Shankar, Ramesh Jarkiholi and those who lost election like MTB Nagaraj and H Vishwanath, is said to be in doldrums.
Showing his commitment to BJP, minister MTB Nagaraj said, “I have joined BJP. I was made MLC and now the minister. Ashok is supporting me. So I will be in BJP only.”
Former MLA and migrant Pratap Gowda Patil said, “All are showing sympathy towards me. But Anand Singh should have been given a good portfolio. This is happening because there is no unity among the migrant MLAs.”