<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had to face the brunt on Thursday, when the Bhovi (SC) and the Bunt communities expressed ire over their leaders not being included in the Cabinet. </p>.<p>Scores of BJP workers picketed outside Yediyurappa’s residence, shouting slogans against him and demanding a ministerial berth for any of the four MLAs belonging to the Bhovi community - Aravind Limbavali, M Chandrappa, S Raghu or Goolihatti Shekar. </p>.<p>“If one of them isn’t made a minister, we’ve asked all four to resign as legislators. This has been decided in a meeting that we’ve held. We will also hold a statewide protest,” said Jayaprakash, who identified himself as a party office-bearer. The Bhovi community leaders have also demanded that two of their MLAs should be made heads of boards or corporations. </p>.<p>Limbavali and Shekar have served as ministers before, whereas Chandrappa and Raghu are awaiting their chance. Limbavali, especially, was in the race to replace Yediyurappa as BJP state president, a post that went to Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Also, Limbavali did not get a Cabinet berth, leaving him in the lurch. </p>.<p>The Bunt community, too, expressed anger with the BJP, accusing the Yediyurappa administration of sidelining them. The Bunts' Sangha has announced that it will stage a protest in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference, Bunts’ Sangha president R Upendra Shetty said though there were five Bunt MLAs in the BJP, none of them was inducted into the Cabinet. "The seniority of Haladi Srinivas Shetty, a five-time MLA, has not been considered," he said, adding that the community has traditionally backed the saffron party.</p>.<p>Condemning the decision of the government, the Bunts’ Sangha will stage a silent protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Friday.</p>.<p>These developments came as a setback to Yediyurappa, who had heaved a sigh of relief after former ministers Umesh Katti and M P Renukacharya, who had threatened to raise a banner of revolt, had been reportedly pacified.</p>
<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had to face the brunt on Thursday, when the Bhovi (SC) and the Bunt communities expressed ire over their leaders not being included in the Cabinet. </p>.<p>Scores of BJP workers picketed outside Yediyurappa’s residence, shouting slogans against him and demanding a ministerial berth for any of the four MLAs belonging to the Bhovi community - Aravind Limbavali, M Chandrappa, S Raghu or Goolihatti Shekar. </p>.<p>“If one of them isn’t made a minister, we’ve asked all four to resign as legislators. This has been decided in a meeting that we’ve held. We will also hold a statewide protest,” said Jayaprakash, who identified himself as a party office-bearer. The Bhovi community leaders have also demanded that two of their MLAs should be made heads of boards or corporations. </p>.<p>Limbavali and Shekar have served as ministers before, whereas Chandrappa and Raghu are awaiting their chance. Limbavali, especially, was in the race to replace Yediyurappa as BJP state president, a post that went to Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Also, Limbavali did not get a Cabinet berth, leaving him in the lurch. </p>.<p>The Bunt community, too, expressed anger with the BJP, accusing the Yediyurappa administration of sidelining them. The Bunts' Sangha has announced that it will stage a protest in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference, Bunts’ Sangha president R Upendra Shetty said though there were five Bunt MLAs in the BJP, none of them was inducted into the Cabinet. "The seniority of Haladi Srinivas Shetty, a five-time MLA, has not been considered," he said, adding that the community has traditionally backed the saffron party.</p>.<p>Condemning the decision of the government, the Bunts’ Sangha will stage a silent protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Friday.</p>.<p>These developments came as a setback to Yediyurappa, who had heaved a sigh of relief after former ministers Umesh Katti and M P Renukacharya, who had threatened to raise a banner of revolt, had been reportedly pacified.</p>
