Bengaluru, May 28 : In an attempt to win the confidence of the dissident Congress MLAs, Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy met them individually and pursued them not to fell prey to the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s game plan to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state.
Chief minister met the Congress MLA form Belagavi district Mahesh Kaujalagi, a close associate of the dissident Cognress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, and closeted with him for an hour on Tuesday.
According to official sources, Chief minister, while appealing the Congress MLA, not to take a step that may threaten the stability of the coalition government, also assured him to take care of the development of his Bailahongal Assembly constituency.
Chief minister had also met another Congress MLA, V Muniyappa, who is representing the Shidlaghatta and discussed about the political situation after the Lok Sabha poll. Among others, Chief minister had also agreed to release sufficient funds to the MLAs’ constituency which is reeling under severe bout of drought conditions.
Kumaraswamy also met Umesh Kumatalli, another dissident Congress MLA, on Monday and pursued him not to make anything to rock the coalition boat.
The Chief minister, who held the meeting with the Dissident Congress MLAs, had also met the independent MLA from Mulbagal in Kolar district, Nagesh, who is nursing ambition to get a berth in the state cabinet.
Later speaking to newsmen, Nagesh informed that he had staked claim to a berth in the state cabinet and conveyed not to take any post of Boards and Corporations.
Meanwhile, another Congress MLA, Dr Ajay Singh, had also claimed a berth in the state cabinet.
Speaking to newsmen after meeting party leaders, had said that “It seems that the dissident Congress MLAs, are getting more focus to induct into the cabinet, however I have appealed to consider the names of Party Loyalists to the coveted posts”.
