New Delhi: As part of the compromise
formula reached between Karnataka Chief B S Yeddyurappa and
the dissidents led by Janardhana Reddy, state Assembly Speaker
Jagadish Shettar today offered to resign from his post and is
set to be inducted into the cabinet soon.
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu and held a meeting
with Shettar in Bangalore, during which he offered to resign
from his post after reaching an understanding that he would be
made a minister, sources said.
He is likely to tender his resignation tomorrow and
will be inducted into the cabinet soon.
His portfolio will be decided by the newly formed
Co-ordination Committee of the party, which has
representatives from both the factions, the sources added.
The demand for making Shettar, a Lingayat leader like
Yeddyurappa, a minister was made by the Reddy brothers during
the negotiations in the capital last week. However, he is
unlikely to be given the Home portfolio as incumbent V S
Acharya is close to the Chief Minister as well as the RSS.
Other demands of dissidents like transfer of Chief
Minister`s Principal Secretary V P Baligar, removal of Rural
Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje and rescinding
transfers of officers from Bellary have already been met.
Bureau Report
