HD Kumaraswamy led Janata Dal Secular-Congress alliance government is likely to have two positions of Deputy Chief Ministers according to Dr G Parameshwar ,KPCC President.However the high command will take a call on this demand shortly,he clarified here today.
He also made it clear:It is true that there has been a discussion over the subject in the party circles keeping the Lingayat factor and the demand to give one DCM post to North Karnataka.But a final decision on the matter would however be possible only after the top brass of the party dwells on it.
On Wednesday 23 May HD Kumaraswamy will take oath of office and secrecy at 4 pm before the Vidhana Soudha.He alone would be sworn in and the remaining members of the cabinet will do so once a discussion between the two parties get over,told Dr G Parameshwar.
One DCM post for a Dalit and more so to Dr.G Parameshwar is almost finalized in the Congress group but the second nominee appears to have become a controversy.There has been hectic lobbying for the second DCM post on caste and region considerations.
The Lingayat leaders are insisting to leave it to someone from their community belonging to North Karnataka region as they argue by doing so they could ward off the feeling that JDS-Congress combine avoided a Lingayat(read BS Yeddyurappa) from becoming the chief minister.
However there are two many a claimant for this position.Shyamanuru Shivashankarappa,86 years old President of All India Veerashiva Mahasabha and Davanagere MLA is said to be seriously trying to become DCM.He also has equally serious contenders in the form of MB Patil and HK Patil.
Apart from these competitors DK Shivakumar,Chairman KPCC campaign committee and Man Friday for the Congress party is also gunning for the top slot while RV Deshpande,another senior leader isn’t hiding his ambitions either.
Hindusthan Samachar/Manohar Yadavatti
