The wait for ministerial expansion in Karnataka will continue indefinitely as the party central leadership is said to be not inclined to allow it when the State may be compelled to hold elections to a slew of local bodies. They include elections to zilla and taluk panchayats besides the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council, depending upon the impact of the Supreme Court’s directive on holding elections to local bodies in Madhya Pradesh.
It is learnt that the BJP central leadership wants its Karnataka unit to focus now on these elections which are crucial for strengthening the party organisation as well as cadre ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls.
Though a clear picture on whether the elections to ZPs, TPs, and the BBMP council will have to be held immediately is yet to emerge, the party central leadership is reportedly keen that priority should be given to preparing for these polls rather than ministerial expansion.
