Bengaluru: The state executive committee meeting of the BJP on Saturday in Bengaluru could see state party president, B S Yeddyurappa work towards drawing up a plan of action to strengthen the party in Karnataka and take steps to deal with the brewing discontent among party workers over appointments to various committees.
Going by party sources, Mr. Yeddyurappa is also likely to spell out a plan of action against the ruling Congress, which could include district and taluk rallies against the alleged misdeeds of the state government.
While the Lingayat strongman has constituted a new team and given opportunities to OBC, SC and ST leaders, senior party leaders and district workers are believed to be disappointed with the new committee and selection of state office bearers.
Many anti-Yeddyurappa groups have been formed with the backing of senior party leaders in several districts and could become more active in days to come, say party sources. The major grouse seems to be that KJP leaders are getting key positions in the BJP now. For instance, senior BJP leader, K.S. Eshwarappa is said to be unhappy with the appointment of Mr R. Rudregowda as Shivamogga district unit president as he had contested as a KJP candidate against him in the 2013 elections.
Party leaders in Udupi are also said to be unahpppy with the growing “interference” of Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP, Shobha Karandlaje, a close associate of Mr Yeddyurappa.
Meanwhile, RSS veteran Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, who once called the shots in coastal districts, has found himself sidelined by the Sangh and BJP. Although he recommended his supporters, Umanath Kotyan and Suprasad Shetty for the posts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district presidents, respectively, Mr Yeddyurappa chose to ignore him and instead appointed Mr Sanjeev Matandur in DK and Mr Mattaru Rathnakar Hegde in Udupi.
