Game not over yet
Projecting it as a political imbroglio, Yeddyurappa can always wonder whether he created his own ditch or fell into one dug by someone else. He probably expected Supreme Court too will give him a long time frame to prove majority on the floor of the house just like the governor gave two weeks. He may have trusted Amit Shah to get him a ruling in his favour from the Supreme Court. Or, so did the Reddy gang assure him. Supreme Court’s decision to prove majority within 55 hours of time since he took oath, must have come as a shocker to him. All the released audio clippings of the failed attempts of ‘horse trade’ revealed the last ditch attempts made to hold up the party’s image in south India failed.
The same people who were contacted to be ‘bought over’, released the audio clips of the deals they were presented. Yeddyurappa said on the floor: “Cong and JD(S) kept their MLAs together, hence we are unable to prove the majority.” This must be the heights of helplessness.
With all the MLAs in the house, why could he not seek the trust vote? Who would have stopped him? Yeddyurappa in other words, said he and his party didn’t get a proper opportunity for horse trading! He tried to project himself on the same lines as Vajpayee and wanted people to perceive his failure to secure a government as sympathetically as they can. But that doesn’t seem to have worked.
Fact remains that the leaders within the BJP were celebrating Yeddyurappa’s downfall. He fell into the pit dug by RSS and is now standing at the last chapter of his political career.
Now it needs to be seen how inevitable Yeddyurappa is going to be, for BJP from here on. They cannot even keep him away completely because the party has done well under his leadership. Now this thorn called Yeddyurappa is stuck in BJP’s throat, and cannot be removed without hurting yet. Though BJP wants to handover the reins to Santoshji of RSS, the occasion does not seem appropriate yet. He may well be relegated to history soon, but he still wields power within the community. But that will happen soon, if not sooner.
After that, BJP will fall into the hands of staunch Hindutva elements. One cannot comment on whether or not this would be beneficial for BJP. While we say this, we cannot even be sure of this Cong-JD(S) coalition government lasting any longer. Though the attempts for horse-trading has failed for now, it is not completely wiped out yet. It may occur in the near future if any of the disgruntled MLAs defect into the other side. This inevitable coalition, is much necessary for Cong and JD(S). Hence Cong immediately got in touch with JD(S) to form the government and hand over the CM’s chair to Kumaraswamy of JD(S). If Cong had got majority on its own, Siddaramaiah may have been the second term CM. A few top rung Cong men never wanted this. Now with HDK as CM-nominee, Siddaramaiah has been sidelined in the interest of the party. Parameshwar will be the deputy CM. The overall control of state Congress has moved into the hands of DK Shivakumar, a Cong strongman. So the original Conggressis are happy with this since Siddu was always seen as an outsider. They are still fine with HDK as their CM, but not Siddu. Hence, HDK wields the power with mere 38 seats in the state. Will he be allowed to complete a term of five years as the CM? Will Cong men cooperate with this? Will all the MLAs withstand the temptation of ‘deals’ that could be presented by BJP in the future?
With all this, even if the coalition lasts for a year or two, it would have its impact on Lok Sabha elections. JD(S) and Cong together can serve a grand defeat to BJP in 2019. Both JD(S) and Cong have massive responsibilities resting on their shoulders. They need to be in support of each other to complement and not to pull each other down. Cong has shown its 78 seats need not pose ego before the JD(S) with mere 38 seats. Together they can face biggest enemies of democracy. If both parties resort to their pettiness, the government will collapse and it becomes easy for BJP to gain traction. The parties then will have to bear with the curse of having handed over the state to communalists.
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Karnataka Milk Federation enters Delhi-NCR, offers competitive pricing on Nandini products
New Delhi, Nov 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the Karnataka Milk Federation's (KMF) Nandini brand milk products in the Delhi-NCR market, pricing them marginally lower than competitors to gain a foothold in the region.
The cooperative will retail four cow milk variants, curd, and buttermilk from Friday, with competitive pricing that undercuts established players like Mother Dairy and Amul.
Cow milk will be sold at Rs 56 per litre, full Cream Milk at Rs 67 per litre, Standardised Milk at Rs 61 per litre, Toned Milk at Rs 55 per litre, and curd at Rs 74 per kg.
"We have surplus milk in the state. KMF along with Mandya Milk Union will market surplus milk of 3-4 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR," Siddaramaiah told reporters after launching the products.
The federation currently collects 100 lakh litres of milk daily, with local consumption at 60 lakh litres, leaving a surplus of 40 lakh litres for expansion into new markets.
However, the Chief Minister acknowledged the challenges of transporting milk over 2,500 km, which takes 50-54 hours.
There is a need to find new markets for surplus milk and gradually the KMF should be able to sell 5-6 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR, he added.
KMF Chairman LBP Bheemanaik assured that milk quality would be maintained during transit.
The federation has already partnered with 40 dealers in the Delhi-NCR region to facilitate sales, he added.
With a robust infrastructure of 26.76 lakh milk producers, 15,737 dairy cooperative societies, and 15 district milk unions, KMF has a turnover of Rs 25,000 crore and exports dairy products to over 25 countries.
State Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh and Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy were present at the product launch.
ದೇಶದ ಹಾಲು ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಮೊದಲ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಎರಡನೇ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದೆ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 21, 2024
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