K’taka Cabinet to meet today

Team Udayavani, Aug 26, 2019, 11:57 AM IST

Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet will be officially meeting for the first time on Monday and the newly-appointed ministers are likely to know which ministry they will be heading.

Meanwhile, the ministers, who were sent away to review the situation in the flood-affected districts, are expected to submit their reports on Monday on the relief measures taken.

More than three weeks after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister, Yediyurappa expanded his cabinet last Tuesday, inducting 17 Ministers.

Though the expansion brought an end the nearly month-long wait for the cabinet to take shape, it led to some heartburn in a section of the party as several MLAs continued to make no secret of their displeasure after missing the bus.

With several MLAs openly expressing displeasure over being left out, Yediyurappa has been making attempts to douse the embers, by reaching out to them.

The Chief Minister on Saturday too tried to pacify eight-time Hukkeri MLA Umesh Katti, around whom several disgruntled MLAs are reportedly rallying.

According to reports Katti has expressed his displeasure to Yediyurappa during the meeting, about induction of former legislator Laxman Savadi, who is neither a member of the Assembly, not the Council, being made the Minister, allegedly in Savadis presence.

Kattis telephonic conversation with Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday night, which both of them termed as causal friendly conversation, had led to speculation about the former’s next political move.

Another BJP MLA from Honnali M P Renukacharya too continued his attack on Savadi without naming him, but said, he will remain loyal to Yediyurappa and the party.

Yediyurappa has kept 16 Minister posts vacant to accommodate some more BJP members and from among those 17 disqualified former legislators who helped him come to power.