<p>The recent allegation of graft against Excise Minister K Gopalaiah has left the ‘migrant’ group of ministers jittery.</p>.<p>As two ministers from the camp were forced to resign from the Cabinet since the turn of the year, the migrants are wary of a ploy against them, in a bid to attack Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.</p>.<p>‘Migrant’ camp refers to 17 Congress and JD(S) MLAs who quit the previous coalition government to join BJP.</p>.<p>Attacks on them by the likes of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa, who blamed them for the disgruntlement against the Yediyurappa government, has also not gone down well with the camp.</p>.<p>May head to Delhi</p>.<p>According to sources, the ministers are expected to take up their grievances with the party high command and are likely to head to Delhi.</p>.<p>The ongoing attempts to unseat Yediyurappa was also a cause of alarm for the migrants, who fear about their future in the Cabinet in case the CM is replaced by the high command.</p>.<p>Less than six months after former excise minister H Nagesh was forced to resign over allegations of corruption, a similar case has rattled Gopalaiah.</p>.<p>Though he has denied allegations made in a viral audio clip purported to be involving Excise officials in Koppal district, in which they claim to make regular payments to the minister, the issue has unsettled the camp.</p>.<p>Soon after the Cabinet meeting held on Monday, a few ministers of the camp including Health and Family Welfare minister K Sudhakar, Agriculture Minister B C Patil, Urban Development minister Byrati Basavaraju and Textiles minister Shrimanth Patil huddled to discuss the developments.</p>.<p>A week ago, the group of ministers had held a meeting, reportedly over Eshwarappa’s remarks and complained to BJP general secretary and Karnataka<br />incharge Arun Singh.</p>.<p>A minister from the camp, on the condition of anonymity, said that the ‘native’ BJP camp was working against them.</p>.<p>“We took the complaint to Singh, who has asked us to come to Delhi.”</p>.<p>Another minister from the camp Ramesh Jarkiholi was forced to resign after a video allegedly of the minister in a compromising position with a woman was leaked to the media. </p>.<p>Soon after, ministers of the migrant camp approached the court, seeking an injunction against the publication of anything defamatory against them.</p>
<p>The recent allegation of graft against Excise Minister K Gopalaiah has left the ‘migrant’ group of ministers jittery.</p>.<p>As two ministers from the camp were forced to resign from the Cabinet since the turn of the year, the migrants are wary of a ploy against them, in a bid to attack Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.</p>.<p>‘Migrant’ camp refers to 17 Congress and JD(S) MLAs who quit the previous coalition government to join BJP.</p>.<p>Attacks on them by the likes of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa, who blamed them for the disgruntlement against the Yediyurappa government, has also not gone down well with the camp.</p>.<p>May head to Delhi</p>.<p>According to sources, the ministers are expected to take up their grievances with the party high command and are likely to head to Delhi.</p>.<p>The ongoing attempts to unseat Yediyurappa was also a cause of alarm for the migrants, who fear about their future in the Cabinet in case the CM is replaced by the high command.</p>.<p>Less than six months after former excise minister H Nagesh was forced to resign over allegations of corruption, a similar case has rattled Gopalaiah.</p>.<p>Though he has denied allegations made in a viral audio clip purported to be involving Excise officials in Koppal district, in which they claim to make regular payments to the minister, the issue has unsettled the camp.</p>.<p>Soon after the Cabinet meeting held on Monday, a few ministers of the camp including Health and Family Welfare minister K Sudhakar, Agriculture Minister B C Patil, Urban Development minister Byrati Basavaraju and Textiles minister Shrimanth Patil huddled to discuss the developments.</p>.<p>A week ago, the group of ministers had held a meeting, reportedly over Eshwarappa’s remarks and complained to BJP general secretary and Karnataka<br />incharge Arun Singh.</p>.<p>A minister from the camp, on the condition of anonymity, said that the ‘native’ BJP camp was working against them.</p>.<p>“We took the complaint to Singh, who has asked us to come to Delhi.”</p>.<p>Another minister from the camp Ramesh Jarkiholi was forced to resign after a video allegedly of the minister in a compromising position with a woman was leaked to the media. </p>.<p>Soon after, ministers of the migrant camp approached the court, seeking an injunction against the publication of anything defamatory against them.</p>