Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter IT’S A PARTY TIME! YEDURAPPA WILL LAUNCH HIS OWN PARTY IN DECEMBER!

By Firoz.T.Totanawala

The Bangalore Metro Reporter

By Firoz.T.Totanawala

The Bangalore Metro Reporter

IT’S A PARTY TIME! 

YEDURAPPA WILL LAUNCH HIS OWN PARTY IN DECEMBER!  

It is official. B.S.Yeddyurappa will be forming his own political party on 19th December. Ironicically, Yedurappa wants Jagadish Shettar to continue as CM till the next elections, due in May 2013. He also wants his loyal ministers and MLAs to stay put in the government till the next elections. And he himself continues to stay in BJP despite his proclamation of forming a new party and announcing that he does not need the BJP. Why he is waiting till December to form the party? Why not now? Perhaps because, he wants to mobilise as much resources as possible through his loyal ministers which will come in handy for him... For the last six months, former CM B.S.Yeddyurappa was boldly proclaiming about forming his own political party, to take revenge on the BJP high command for having denied him the CM post, again. Yedurappa now wants to prove that without him, the BJP will lick the dust. 

He became the CM of the state and ran the government from May 2008 to August 2011. But, all through his tenure, he was accused of indulging in magnanimous levels of corruption. While the High Command was helpless for long it finally had to intervene after the Lokayukta report on Mining scam which also named him as a beneficiary. This time, it was beyond the control of the high command and it asked Yedurappa to resign. Finally, when nothing worked, he resigned but assured the appointment of his handpicked Sadananda Gowda as the CM. But, when Sadananda Gowda started functioning independently, Yedurappa demanded that he be made the CM again and started threatening the High Command. He relentlessly continued his tirade against Sadananda, state BJP President KS Eswarappa, National General Secretary Anantha Kumar and even the leaders of the High Command. Yedurappa had talks with the NCP leader Sharad Pawar and even Congress high command leaders to send a strong message to the high command to make him CM again or the state BJP President or else he will have his own way. Succumbing to Yedurappa’s black mail, the high command finally replaced Sadananda with Yedurappa’s choice of Jagadish Shettar as CM. As far as his demand for BJP state Presidentship, the high command said a firm no. 

Before Jagadish Shettar became the CM, Yedurappa was under the CBI probe ordered by the Supreme Court. Yedurappa however managed the anticipatory bail from the High Court and with Jagadish Shettar as the CM, he could expect the state support in his fight against CBI probe. Needless to say that, his Congress connections will also help him tide over the problem. With all these precautions and safety measures, Yedurappa has now started the formation of his own party after realising that he cannot aspire to become either the CM or State President of BJP. 

Yedurappa has also successfully managed heavy portfolios to his loyalist ministers in the ruling BJP. He has not allowed the much awaited Portfolio reallocation by Jagadish Shettar to BJP loyalists. Despite the best efforts of the high command, Yedurappa has already distanced himself from BJP and so are his loyalist ministers. 

Now, Yedurappa has categorically stated that he will have no connections whatsoever with BJP anymore, even if he is offered the State President ship. He has proclaimed that he will launch his own political party in December. Interestingly he has stated that his loyal ministers and MLAs will remain in the government till the elections are declared which is likely to be in March next year. He defends this ‘arrangement’ on the plea that he wants Jagadish Shettar to complete his term as he has made him the CM. 

What does this mean? Yedurappa and his loyalists will be technically in BJP enjoying power perks and privileges that goes with their positions. Arguably, when Yedurappa proclaims that he will launch the party in December, it goes without saying that he should leave the party immediately and those loyal to him too should resign their seats and positions. It is simply unthinkable that those who do not have faith and loyalty in BJP and are planning to float a new political party are enjoying their positions in BJP. It is sheer hypocrisy. When they do not want to continue with the BJP, they should come out of the party immediately and not cling on to power. 

But Yedurappa has his own strategy. He wants the ministers loyal to him to continue in the government so that they use the machinery to benefit their political career and their yet to be formed new political party. Arguably, they have no moral, legal or ethical rights to continue with BJP or enjoy power in BJP. They have to quit the government and the party, but, they want to eat the cake and take it home too! 

Whatsoever, Yedurappa has already severed all his links with BJP. And, wonder of wonders, the BJP high command is in such a pitiable position that it is helpless to initiate any action against him. Yedurappa equally is playing a diabolical game wrecking havoc in the party and the government through his loyalists. Ironically, he defends his action on the plea that he wants Jagadish Shettar to complete the term. Does this mean that Jagadish Shettar is so possessive of the CM post that he does not mind continuing in power with support of Yedurappa loyalists who are out to soon join the new political party by Yedurappa? Does this mean that the BJP is so power starved that it also knowingly continues to run the government with the support of such MLA’s and Ministers who will soon form another party against BJP? 

Why should they wait till the elections are announced? Why should Yedurappa continue in BJP despite announcing the formation of his own political party in December? He should resign from BJP and go in for his political future right away. The answers to all these questions depict the new low the politico of the state has touched! 

That is all!