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BJP turns to key Lingayat MLAs
BJP under Yeddyurappa's leadership has succeeded to get substantial backing of the community despite former CM Siddaramaiah's move for a separate religious status to it.
Updated : May 19, 2018, 05:15 AM IST
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BJP has firmed up a comprehensive plan to face Saturday's trust vote challenge. At least 14 Congress and six JD(S) MLAs from the Lingayat community are being considered ''vulnerable" because of an alleged rift between CM aspirant HD Kumaraswamy and brother HD Revanna.
BJP also expects that some of the legislators from both Congress and JD(S), who are not happy with the post-poll alliance, may respond to CM BS Yeddyurappa's call to vote as per their conscience.
Yeddyurappa, a veteran politician from the politically influential community, is leaving no stone unturned to exploit his hold on Lingayats. BJP is using Yeddyurappa's visit to top Lingayat priests after his swearing-in to make an emotional appeal to MLAs from Congress and JD(S).
In Karnataka, the Lingayat community constitutes 20% of the population. BJP under Yeddyurappa's leadership has succeeded to get substantial backing of the community despite former CM Siddaramaiah's move for a separate religious status to it.
Besides, BJP hopes Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party (KPJP) MLA R Shankar and independent H Nagesh can be lured even at the eleventh hour. Both had initially extended their support to BJP but later moved to Congress. BJP has deployed senior leaders to win over some of the MLAs.
In addition to this, many theories are doing the rounds ahead of the floor test. BJP may offer deputy chief minister's post to HD Revanna and thereby engineer a split in JD(S).
Congress legislators BS Anand Singh and Pratap Gowda Patil, who are believed to be in New Delhi, may support BJP. If eight legislators from Lingayat community quit, BJP may need 107 to prove majority.
Furthermore, some Congress and JD(S) legislators may remain absent or abstain from voting, reducing the halfway mark and helping BJP to win the trust vote. The disqualification process may drag on for long.
