Kumaraswamy’s headache: Convincing brother Revanna to give up either PWD or energy
The deal was sealed between the Congress and JD(S) over the allocation of portfolios. While there is some amount of dissent within the Congress after its chief Rahul Gandhi gave in easily, there is also a section within the JD(S) which is not happy.
The problem stems from the fact that Deve Gowda's son, H D Revanna wants both PWD and energy. This has led to fingers being pointed at Gowda's son. Some MLAs feel that the sons of Deve Gowda are getting to keep important portfolios, while the rest are being sidelined.
Kumaraswamy who is the Chief Minister in all probability would keep the finance portfolio. Revanna on the other hand is hell bent upon both PWD and energy. In fact he was the one who bargained hard with the Congress for the energy portfolio much to the dismay of D K Shivakumar who held this ministry under Siddaramaiah. He had in fact remarked that Revanna is a 'big' man.
Kumaraswamy
now
finds
himself
in
a
spot
of
bother
with
his
brother
demanding
two
key
portfolios.
He
has
not
been
able
to
convince
Revanna
to
give
up
either
of
the
portfolios.
The
JD(S)
would
also
have
trouble
convincing
G
T
Deve
Gowda
to
take
up
the
cooperation
ministry.
He
had
made
it
clear
that
he
does
not
want
this
portfolio.
He
also
said
that
he
would
refuse
it,
if
offered.
The JD(S) is also facing trouble in accommodating seven time MLA, Basavaraj Horatti. While the JD(S) is keen on making him the speaker of the legislative council, he clearly stated that he is in the race for a post of minister. He too said that he would not accept the role of speaker at any cost.
These are just the beginning of the worries for Kumaraswamy who hard bargained for portfolios with the Congress. There is a considerable amount of resentment that Gowda's sons are eyeing top portfolios. His first challenge would however be to convince his brother to either give up PWD or energy. For now, it appears that Revanna is in no mood to budge from his stance.