<p class="title">Expectations of Chikkaballapur district residents have doubled from the State government with Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, who hails from Chikkaballapur, being appointed as district in-charge minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa appointed district in-charge ministers in September last year for the first time after assuming power in July. Sudhakar, who had to face by-election as he was disqualified, could not be given any role. Hence, deputy chief minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan was given the additional charge of Chikkaballapur district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudhakar had made several attempts to become a minister in the Coalition government led by H D Kumaraswamy. However, he was not inducted in the cabinet. Sudhakar was one of the architects who brought down Kumaraswamy government.</p>.<p class="bodytext"> In the byoll, Sudhakar emerged victorious and became a minister. Yediyurappa allotted him the portfolio of Medical Education. Earlier, the portfolio was handled by Dr C N Ashwath Narayan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though, he was the district in-charge minister for six months, Ashwath Narayan hardly conducted any meetings. He had chaired a meeting in October last year. He preferred to maintain distance as never conducted meetings since October last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, after criticism, he held a meeting with farmers on April 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Sudhakar becoming the district in-charge minister, residents here believe that it would further boost development process.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road for Sudhakar is not that smooth. The district is haunted by successive droughts. About 12 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from the district. Many places are facing drinking water crisis, while prices of flowers, fruits and vegetables have come down.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On these issues, he said,”I could concentrate only on my constituency so far. However, I will now focus on the district. My top priority is to contain Covid-19, ensure drinking water and protect interests of farmers.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I am extremely happy to have been made Chikkaballapur district in charge minister. I will take everybody into confidence and discharge my duties,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the Kumaraswamy government, Gauribidanur MLA N H Shivashankar Reddy was Agriculture minister. He was also Chikkaballapur district in-charge minister.</p>
<p class="title">Expectations of Chikkaballapur district residents have doubled from the State government with Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar, who hails from Chikkaballapur, being appointed as district in-charge minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa appointed district in-charge ministers in September last year for the first time after assuming power in July. Sudhakar, who had to face by-election as he was disqualified, could not be given any role. Hence, deputy chief minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan was given the additional charge of Chikkaballapur district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudhakar had made several attempts to become a minister in the Coalition government led by H D Kumaraswamy. However, he was not inducted in the cabinet. Sudhakar was one of the architects who brought down Kumaraswamy government.</p>.<p class="bodytext"> In the byoll, Sudhakar emerged victorious and became a minister. Yediyurappa allotted him the portfolio of Medical Education. Earlier, the portfolio was handled by Dr C N Ashwath Narayan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though, he was the district in-charge minister for six months, Ashwath Narayan hardly conducted any meetings. He had chaired a meeting in October last year. He preferred to maintain distance as never conducted meetings since October last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, after criticism, he held a meeting with farmers on April 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Sudhakar becoming the district in-charge minister, residents here believe that it would further boost development process.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road for Sudhakar is not that smooth. The district is haunted by successive droughts. About 12 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from the district. Many places are facing drinking water crisis, while prices of flowers, fruits and vegetables have come down.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On these issues, he said,”I could concentrate only on my constituency so far. However, I will now focus on the district. My top priority is to contain Covid-19, ensure drinking water and protect interests of farmers.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I am extremely happy to have been made Chikkaballapur district in charge minister. I will take everybody into confidence and discharge my duties,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the Kumaraswamy government, Gauribidanur MLA N H Shivashankar Reddy was Agriculture minister. He was also Chikkaballapur district in-charge minister.</p>