First meeting of Coordination Committee on June 14: Dr G Parameshwar
Bengaluru, June 10: KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the first meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Congress-JDS coalition government would be held under the leadership of Committee chairman and former chief minister Siddaramaiah in the city on June 14.
Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting of the Lok Sabha Members at the KPCC office here on Sunday, Dr Parameshwar said that the priority of the coalition government would be discussed in the first meeting. In the MPs meeting, he has not discussed seat sharing with the JDS for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. In coming days, both Congress and JDS leaders would discuss the issue, he said.
Remaining six seats in the cabinet would be filled soon. Priority would be given to those who missed the minister posts while appointing the chairman to boards and corporations, he added.
MPs should not be neglected
During the meeting, the Lok Sabha Members, reportedly, expressed their displeasure on cornering them while selecting the candidates for the ministers posts, distribution of portfolios and pacifying the dissidents in the coalition government. Even their opinions are not being considered. Their opinion should be considered while appointing chairmen to boards and corporations and KPCC president, they demanded.
Responding to their demand, Parameshwar said that he would bring this to the notice of the party high command.
Kharge absent
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Tumakuru MP SP Muddahanumegowda, Raichur MP BV Naik and Chitradurga MP BN Chandrappa were absent from the meeting. Lok Sabha Members DK Suresh, Prakash Hukkeri, Dr M Veerappa Moily, KH Muniyappa, Rajya Sabha Members Prof Rajiv Gowda, Dr L Hanumanthaiah, BK Hariprasad, KC Ramamurthy, Dr Syed Nasir Hussain, and Chandrashekar were present at the meeting.
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Smriti Irani being considered as BJP face for Delhi poll campaign, other names also on table: Report
Delhi: The increased involvement of Smriti Irani in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activities in Delhi has stirred discussions within the party's local unit regarding her potential candidacy in the upcoming 2025 assembly elections. For the first time in a decade, the BJP is considering projecting a face for its Delhi election campaign, with Irani's name among those in contention.
The recent meeting included discussions about several potential names who could be the face of the BJP for their Delhi poll campaign, including Irani, who previously lost the Lok Sabha election in Amethi to Congress's Kishori Lal, a senior BJP leader told The Indian Express. Other names mentioned include Praveen Khandelwal, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Manoj Tiwari, and Bansuri Swaraj. “Several possibilities are on the table, including fielding Smriti ji, regarding whom the national leadership is in the process of taking the final decision. Or, the party may bet on an incumbent Lok Sabha MP popular enough to pull the party through the Delhi Assembly elections. If an MP gets elected CM, they may then be replaced by a former Union Minister,” added the BJP functionary.
An insider revealed to the publication that the saffron party is contemplating a unified campaign strategy for the Delhi elections, marking a significant shift since the party last did so in 2015. This topic was addressed among senior leaders during a meeting held at the party's DDU Marg headquarters on the same day that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister, handing leadership to Atishi. The source revealed that the Union Ministers present in the meeting asked for suggestions on whom the party could project as the face of its Delhi election campaign based on various criteria.
In addition to selecting a campaign face, BJP leadership is reportedly also considering a larger role for its Delhi MPs, keeping adequate caste and community representation in mind.. “As far as the MPs are concerned, they are being assessed based on their popularity as well as the caste and community they belong to. The party may go in for significant organisational changes in Delhi during Navratri in October after the conclusion of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections,” a BJP leader told IE.
