The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Dakshina Kannada, the home district of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, were unattached on the party’s moves of replacing Mr. Gowda with Jagadish Shettar as the Chief Minister on Sunday.
Mr. Gowda was the second politician from Dakshina Kannada to become the Chief Minister after M. Veerappa Moily of the Congress.
Four MLAs and an MP of the BJP have distanced themselves from issuing any public statement or openly identifying with the groups within the BJP. While some leaders in the district unit gave mixed reactions, some others said that it was not right to seek the resignation of Mr. Gowda. Mr. Gowda had been replaced when the party was recovering from the damage it had suffered because of scams and controversies in the first three years. Mr. Gowda had implemented Sakala scheme for the benefit of the people, they said. Some said that Mr. Gowda being the Chief Minister had not made any difference to the party or district.
A leader said that B.S. Yeddyurappa had sanctioned Rs. 200 crore particularly for the development works in the city during his tenure. Mr. Yeddyurappa was responding to the party workers demand without any bias, he said.
Spokesperson of the district unit of the party K. Monappa Bhandary told The Hindu that the party had taken the decision after consultations. President of the district unit of the party had gone on record that Mr. Gowda had done good work.
