BJP's National leader Sushma Swaraj will become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka in a few months.

SUSHMA SWARAJ AS KARNATAKA CM?

Mine lords work out strategy

Bangalore, Sept. 18 (VH&DM)- Many miracles are taking place in the State BJP Unit and if all these materialise, then BJP's National leader Sushma Swaraj will become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka in a few months.

Party's top sources have informed that the Bellary mining magnates who have become influential within the State unit from past few years, are in the forefront of this move. Janardhan Reddy, Karunakar Reddy and Somashekhar Reddy, widely known as 'Reddy brothers' and Sriramulu, who have come to the political limelight by their money power, are in the process of formulating this secret plan and it would be no surprise if Sushma becomes the first woman Chief Minister of the State, if the BJP top brass gave their nod.

The Reddy brothers argue that Sushma Swaraj was largely responsible for the success of most of the BJP candidates in the State by wooing the women voters. The Reddy brothers hold sway over 30 to 40 MLAs hailing from North Karnataka.

They have acquired capability to effect any political changes in the State.

Reasons

The Reddy brothers are also miffed over B.S. Yeddyurappa's tactics to sideline the party's national leader Sushma, who had shown special interest towards Karnataka. The Reddy brothers have been deeply hurt over the CM's action of not inviting Sushma to the Party Executive Committee meeting held recently in Bangalore, at least for courtesy's sake.

Sushma too skipped the meeting. The mining magnates are in constant touch with several top leaders to strengthen their lobby.

Shobha factor

Reddy brothers, some Ministers and MLAs are finding it hard to swallow the fact that the Chief Minister gives prominence to Ministers Shobha Karandlaje and V.S. Acharya while making important decisions. The Reddy brothers have adopted a counter-strategy to thwart the efforts of the Chief Minister to project Shobha at the State and National level, said the sources.

The Reddy brothers later made efforts to stabilise the Government by bringing seven opposition party MLAs to the party fold.

The Reddy brothers have adopted a strategy to placate one of their loyal MLAs to make way for Sushma Swaraj to become the CM.

Sushma had earlier contested the Bellary Lok Sabha seat against Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi and lost by a narrow margin. Despite her defeat, she visited Bellary frequently and responded to the joys and sorrows of the people there, following which Bellary has now become a strong fortress of BJP.
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JAIPUR: Expressing her apprehensions about the Indo-US nuclear deal, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today said that if the party come to power it will renegotiate the pact.

Making a scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Swaraj alleged that Singh for his own prestige has put India's sovereignty at stake on the nuclear deal issue.

Though the 16 years embargo against India has been lifted by NSG at Vienna meeting but the country has lost its sovereignty, Swaraj said at a press conference here.

Dismissing UPA's claim that the deal was historic, Swaraj compared it with Moghul emperor Jehangir regime when he had permitted the East India Company for trading and in the process India became a slave for more than 250 years.

She said after the exposure of US President George Bush letter's to Burney it became clear that if India go for nuclear tests the deal would be nullified.

The BJP, Swaraj said, will oppose the deal in the parliament. It will also hold rallies and meetings to create public awareness about its impact on India's interests.

Replying to a query, she said there is difference between the BJP and Left's opposition to the deal. "The reasons and intentions of both the parties are different," she said.

When asked why BJP is opposing the deal when it itself had initiated it, Swaraj said, though her party had initiated the deal but it is against India opening up 35 of its reactors for inspection to IAEA. BJP wanted only one of the reactors to be under the purview of IAEA inspection, she said.