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Karnataka
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Jagadish Shettar sworn in as Karnataka CM | Jagadish Shettar was sworn in as Karnataka's Chief Minister on Thursday. Governor H.R. Bhardwaj administered the oath of office to him in presence of a large number
of BJP leaders and supporters. K.S. Eshwarappa and R. Ashoka were sworn in as
deputy chief ministers. Shettar, who has the backing of former Karnataka chief
minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, became the third BJP chief minister in the state in
four years since the party came to power there in 2008. The outgoing chief minister
D.V. Sadananda Gowda was also present on the occasion and was seen seated next
to Shettar, who was formally elected as the leader of Karnataka BJP legislature
party earlier on Tuesday. The selection of Shettar as Karnataka's next chief minister
can be viewed as a major victory for state BJP strongman Yeddyurappa, who has
not been allowed to reclaim the chief minister's chair, as he continues to battle
illegal mining charges leveled against him by the Karnataka Lokayukta. Gowda resigned
as state chief minister yesterday after a less than comfortable tenure of eleven
months, making way for Shettar. The takeover, however, was far from smooth, as
supporters of Gowda staged protests and demanded appropriate posts for him and
other key leaders supporting the outgoing chief minister. The BJP, which is trying
hard to balance caste and community aspirations as it prepares for Assembly elections
less than 10 months away, may pacify Gowda by making him the state president of
the party. The BJP's core group met in New Delhi on Saturday to approve BJP President
Nitin Gadkari's strategy of resolving the Karnataka crisis by replacing Gowda
with Shettar. The crisis in the Karnataka BJP intensified last week after nine
ministers resigned from the State Cabinet, thereby projecting a show of strength
in their campaign for ousting Gowda. The ministers, who quit earlier were Jagadish
Shettar (Rural Development), CM Udasi (PWD), Murugesh Nirani (Industries), V Somanna
(Housing), Umesh Katti (Agriculture), Basavaraj Bommai (Water Resources), Revu
Naik Belamagi (Libraries and Animal Husbandry), M P Renukacharya (Excise) and
Raju Gowda (Small Scale Industries) The ministers, however, withdrew their resignations later
following a decision of BJP leadership that there would be a change in chief ministership in the
state.
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