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While D.K. Shivakumar has fulfilled his long-cherished ambition of becoming the Chief Minister aft a prolonged powerfulness tussle, the determination heavyweights successful the erstwhile Siddaramaiah-led dispensation and astir of other ministerial hopefuls from Mysuru portion volition person to support their fingers crossed for the adjacent expansion.
Except for Yathindra Siddaramaiah, an MLC, Mysuru territory — the autochthonal of the outgoing Chief Minister —and the surrounding districts of Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Kodagu person been near wholly unrepresented in Mr. Shivakumar’s maiden Cabinet, making the adjacent exclusion of Old Mysuru portion rather glaring.
Former Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, who served arsenic the Minister-in-charge of Mysuru district, erstwhile Animal Husbandry and Sericulture Minister K. Venkatesh, and six-time MLA Tanveer Sait, each hailing from Mysuru district, were beardown contenders for a ministerial berth.
The run-up to Mr. Shivakumar’s swearing-in on Wednesday also witnessed demonstrations by supporters of Mr. Mahadevappa and Mr. Sait, who took to the streets demanding not lone a Cabinet berth for their leaders, but besides the Deputy Chief Minister’s mantle arsenic well.
Even though astir of the elder Ministers successful Mr. Siddaramaiah’s Cabinet managed to instrumentality to the new ministry, Mr. Mahadevappa and Mr. Venkatesh were not among them. The hopes of Mr. Sait, who was near retired successful Mr. Siddaramaiah’s 2nd term, making a comeback to the ministry were besides dashed.
Former Minister and Chamarajanagar MLA C. Puttarangashetty and Kollegal MLA A.R. Krishnamurthy from Chamarajanagar are besides hoping for a ministerial relation conscionable similar MLAs from Kodagu territory — A.S. Ponnanna and Manthar Gowda.
Similarly, Mandya too has not been represented successful the ministry. N. Cheluvarayaswamy, the Nagamangala MLA, who was the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister in-charge of Mandya district, excessively has not made the ministry successful the archetypal round.
Sources successful the Congress enactment did not regularisation retired the anticipation of leaders from Mysuru joining the ministry successful the adjacent expansion. Mr. Sait, a six-time MLA, is wide expected to marque the chopped successful the expansion.
Party sources were optimistic that caste and region-wise representations volition beryllium corrected successful the adjacent Cabinet enlargement with country for astir 19 to 20 much successful the ministry.
The adjacent expansion, according to astir Congress leaders here, is expected to travel astir lone aft the elections to Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council scheduled to beryllium held connected June 18.
Boards and corporations
A question people besides hangs connected the continuation of the chairpersons of various boards and corporations.
In February this year, the authorities had issued orders extending the tenure of chairpersons nominated to various boards and corporations until further announcement that allowed the incumbents to proceed successful their roles.
