The ongoing Social and Educational Survey in Karnataka is shrouded in increasing confusion, and BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra believes Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s urgent push for it might be connected to a whispered ‘November revolution’ within the state.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Sunday, Mr. Vijayendra expressed his bewilderment, stating that the survey seems to have been launched with undue haste and insufficient preparation. “I simply cannot fathom the State government’s, particularly the Chief Minister’s, rush to conduct this survey,” he remarked. “Could the talks of an ‘October or November revolution’ circulating within Congress circles be tied to this very survey?”
Mr. Vijayendra clarified that the BJP also champions social justice for all, referencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “landmark announcement” of a nationwide caste census – a first since India gained independence. In light of this impending national exercise, he argued, a separate state-level survey in Karnataka seemed unnecessary.
He further recalled a recent power display in Mysuru where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appeared to take center stage, seemingly overshadowing prominent figures like AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. This observation, coupled with ongoing whispers among senior Congress ministers about a “November revolution” (which AICC leader K.C. Venugopal attempted, but failed, to fully dismiss as a possibility of leadership change), fuels the BJP leader’s suspicions.
Anticipating Major Shifts
Vijayendra boldly predicted “sweeping changes” in Karnataka by November, following the Assembly elections in Bihar. He also took the opportunity to lambaste the State Government for its perceived inaction in addressing the plight of flood victims in the Kalyana Karnataka region. “The people of Karnataka are deeply frustrated with the Congress government,” Mr. Vijayendra asserted, foreseeing significant political “ups and downs” after the Bihar elections.