Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa(75) is all set to be declared as the new leader of the opposition in the recently constituted state Assembly.He has already resigned to the membership of Lok Sabha from Shivamogga constituency on being elected as MLA from Shikaripur constituency in the same Shivamogga district.
According to sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party BS Yeddyurappa is likely to continue in both,opposition leader and state BJP President’s post till the general elections to the Lok Sabha in 2019.The party intends to make best use of the services of the Lingayat strong man in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
BS Yeddyurappa has already been elected as the leader of Bharatiya Janata Legislature Party and his declaration as leader of the opposition is only a formality and expected to be announced in today’s deliberations of the state Assembly.
Today the house is scheduled to meet at 12.15 pm and is slated to elect the new Speaker.KR Rameshkumar from the ruling combine and belonging to the Congress party is the nominee to the post while S Sureshkumar,Rajajinagar MLA is the BJP candidate.Later the house will take up the motion on vote of confidence for discussion and voting.
Apart from BS Yeddyurappa two other MPs’ have submitted their papers to the membership of Lok Sabha on being elected to the state Assembly.They are B Sriramulu of the BJP and Puttaraju of the JDS.
B Sriramulu on being elected to the state Assembly from Molakalmuru constituency in Chitradurga district put papers to his membership of Lok Sabha from Ballari constituency. Puttaraju resigned his membership of Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency after being elected from Melukote constituency in the same Mandya district.
He defeated Darshan Puttanaiah,son of late KS Puttanaiah,farmers leader who passed away a few days before the polls. Darshan Puttanaiah,a software professional in the US quit his job and returned to his native country to carry on the mantle of his late father.He made an attempt in vain on a Swaraj India party ticket.In fact the Congress party supported his candidature after failing to grab him to the party fold.Though the Congress never fielded its candidate he failed to register a win.
Hindusthan Samachar/Manohar Yadavatti
