<p>Ganesh Karnick said he and his colleagues would miss her and her lengthy discussions about jewellery and sarees. Shashil Kumar Namoshi recalled that she would spend at least 20 minutes a day discussing sarees, which interested him as he was also a cloth merchant.<br /><br />Raising other ‘weighty’ issues, Namoshi, on a lighter vein, said he was worried if the seat she would be occupying to conduct sessions was big enough to accommodate her. Joining him, another member D S Veeraiah raised doubts as to whether the foundation below the chairman’s seat was strong enough to withstand her weight.<br /><br />Vimala, however, did not react to any of these comments and just laughed in reply.<br /><br />Vimala was elected unopposed in the absence of members in the Opposition benches. She is the third woman legislator to occupy the position in the 103-member House. Terming the day as “most memorable”, she said she wanted to become a minister in the BJP Cabinet, but was happy to be elected the deputy chairperson of the Council.<br /><br />Many members, including Yeddyurappa, congratulated Vimala Gowda on being elected for the post.</p>
<p>Ganesh Karnick said he and his colleagues would miss her and her lengthy discussions about jewellery and sarees. Shashil Kumar Namoshi recalled that she would spend at least 20 minutes a day discussing sarees, which interested him as he was also a cloth merchant.<br /><br />Raising other ‘weighty’ issues, Namoshi, on a lighter vein, said he was worried if the seat she would be occupying to conduct sessions was big enough to accommodate her. Joining him, another member D S Veeraiah raised doubts as to whether the foundation below the chairman’s seat was strong enough to withstand her weight.<br /><br />Vimala, however, did not react to any of these comments and just laughed in reply.<br /><br />Vimala was elected unopposed in the absence of members in the Opposition benches. She is the third woman legislator to occupy the position in the 103-member House. Terming the day as “most memorable”, she said she wanted to become a minister in the BJP Cabinet, but was happy to be elected the deputy chairperson of the Council.<br /><br />Many members, including Yeddyurappa, congratulated Vimala Gowda on being elected for the post.</p>
