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Portfolio crisis in Karnataka govt over |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
The political crisis looming over the B S Yeddyurappa-led first BJP ministry in Karnataka due to the unhappiness among several ministers over the allocation of portfolios and districts seems to have blown over, at least for the time being.
Senior BJP leader and former state party president K S Easwarappa, who was eying home or water resources, was reportedly miffed at being given the energy portfolio, while new-comer Basavaraj Bommai, who joined from JD(U), was given charge of the water resources. Another new-comer Shobha Karandlaje has been put in charge of the weighty rural development and panchayat department to the envy of other ministers.
Though the two Bellary mine owners G Janardhana Reddy and G Karunakar Reddy, have been entrusted with tourism and revenue, while another close associate B Sriramulu is given health and family welfare, the trio are learnt to have demanded mines and geology, forests, home and transport departments.
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Karnataka ministry expanded |
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 |
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday expanded his eight-day-old ministry, inducting his trusted lieutenant Katta Subramanya Naidu into the Cabinet.
Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath of office and secrecy to Naidu at Raj Bhavan.
With Saturday's induction, the strength of the BJP ministry has gone upto 31.
Yeddyurappa and 29 ministers were sworn-in on May 30, marking the installation of the first ever saffron party government in South.
Naidu, whose name the BJP high command had cleared, could not take oath on May 30 as he was away from the capital.
Naidu had served as the Minister for Industries in the previous JDS-BJP Coalition and represents Hebbal assembly constituency in the city.
Yeddyurappa has chosen to keep three ministerial berths vacant.
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BJP Govt wins trust vote in Karnataka |
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa heaved a sigh of relief as his one-week old government won the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly on Friday.
The one-line motion of confidence was approved by voice vote by BJP legislators and six independents after Opposition Congress members trooped out of the assembly at the end of a two hour debate.
Congress legislators walked out to protest the government’s failure to announce a tax rebate on petroleum products and to address shortage of seeds and fertilisers across the state.
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Karnataka aims to double power production |
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
Karnataka government is aiming to double power production to 10,000 MW during the next five years, and proposed to set up separate industrial zones for steel, cement, food processing, information technology and biotechnology keeping in view regional specialities.
In his address to the joint session of State Legislature, Governor Rameshwar Thakur said here today, the new government wished to emphasise the importance of infrastructure development, and private sector would be encouraged in the power sector. Stating that fruit of information technology must reach every village, he said cyber cafes would be set up in rural areas to promote education and enable the villagers to access information pertaining to agriculture, weather, commodity prices and employment. |
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Shettar elected Speaker of Karnataka Assembly |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
Senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar was today unanimously elected as Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Two motions moved by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and minister K S Eswarappa were taken up for consideration by pro-tem speaker K G Bhopaiah, which the house unanimously approved.
The motion proposing the name of Shettar moved by Yeddyurappa was endorsed by minister Revunaik Belamagi and that of Eswarappa's by minister R Ashok.
Shettar, a prominent Lingayat leader of North-Karnataka region who won the Hubli-Dhaward Central seat in the assembly election, was forced to accept the presiding officers job by the party leadership.
Four-time MLA Shettar, who had served as revenue minister in the JDS-BJP coalition ministry headed by H D Kumaraswamy, was keen on joining the government, but was left out. |
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