The controversies between Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Health Minister B Sriramulu could go to nest level with a decision from chief minister of handing the responsibility of the health ministry to Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar. the chief minister is unhappy about Sriramulus mismanagement in handling the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and expressed his concern of one minister handling both the departments.
The unhealthy relationship between the CM and Health minister is transparent due to COVID-19 related issues. Sriramulu who is unhappy with chief minister will lead to colder ties if the decision of handing over the health ministry to Sudhakar is made. Also the promised Deputy Chief Minister post to Sriramulu in 2019 was not yet given. Sriramulu from Valmiki community is highly influential among the community and campaigned over 80 constituencies where this community or Sriramulu is powerful. The decision to field him against the Congress CM Siddaramaiah in Badami, and the fact that he ran him extremely close, speak everything about his power. He may be consoled or compromised with the Social Welfare Portfolio currentl7y handled by the Deputy CM Govind Karjol.
Govind Karjol is already handling an important portfolio of Backward Classes Welfare. Handing over the Social welfare to Sriramulu won’t affect Govind much. Chikkaballapur MLA K Sudhakar was one of the 17 MLAs who crossed over to the BJP. In the previous years, the two portfolios of health and medical education have been handled by one minister in successive governments, and Yediyurappa is trying to follow the old model.
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