Report by Yogish D
Team Mangalorean Kundapur

Kundapur: Halady Srinivasa Shetty, who is hailed as the "Vajpayee of Kundapur " has won the MLA elections from Kundapur four times with a thumping majority.
 
But with the swearing in of Jagadish Shettar as the new CM of Karnataka, Halady Srinivas Shetty, has been missed out of the list of ministers. Instead, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary has found a place, much beyond anybody's expectations and has been sworn in already. Shetty's omission comes as a great shock to the coastal region.
 

It was being mentioned in the BJP circles until Wednesday that Halady Srinivas Shetty would be made a minister, but on Thursday morning he failed to receive any official invitation, which indeed shocked him. He was disturbed and dejected, and hence confined himself to his room in the legislators' home and was found soaked in desperate feelings.

The TV visuals showing him sobbing have disturbed the Kundapur voters to a great extent. Adding to the gravity of the situation was that Shetty was accompanied by his family members and a large number of admirers who travelled all the way to Bangalore to be part of the swearing-in ceremony.  His supporters are also disturbed over the political manoeuvrings while the new ministry under Shettar was being formed.

Shetty's admirers were so upset that they took to the streets in Kundapur, setting  tyres ablaze and picketing. Other MLAs now in Bangalore have decided to tender their resignations in protest against the ugly political developments.

While in some places crackers are burst and people rejoice here distributing sweets celebrating the elevation of MLC Poojary as minister, the jubilation is all lost completely in Udupi among the BJP party workers, for the time being.  "Why was Halady Srinivas Shetty dropped at the last minute?"  - this is the question everyone is asking.

People look forward to senior and knowledgeable BJP leaders, and not any inexperienced politicians like the present times.