<p>Following the expansion of the one-man Cabinet of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, elected representatives of the ruling BJP and people of the Mysuru region are a disappointed lot, as not a single legislator from the region was made a minister.</p>.<p>As the BJP is looking to strengthen its base in the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagar, the region was expected to get a fair representation in the Cabinet.</p>.<p>The saffron party is a minor player in Mysuru region, with just five MLAs, out of a total of 29 Assembly constituencies. There are 18 JD(S) MLAs, five Congress MLAs and one BSP MLA.</p>.<p>Among five MLAs of the BJP in the region, only Krishnaraja legislator S A Ramdas is a senior. The others, L Nagendra of Chamaraja constituency, B Harshavardhan of Nanjangud, C S Niranjan Kumar of Gundlupet and Preetham J Gowda of Hassan are all first-time MLAs.</p>.<p>In the Mysuru region, the BJP is under pressure to strengthen its base. Even in Yediyurappa’s native district of Mandya, the party is yet to win any election.</p>.<p>On the basis of seniority, four-time MLA Ramdas was expected to be made a minister.</p>.<p>Among first-timers, Harshavardhan, son-in-law of Chamarajanagar MP V Srinivas Prasad, was expected to be made minister as he would have helped in organising the party in both Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts.</p>.<p>Also, either Nagendra or Preetham Gowda were expected to be made ministers to woo the Vokkaligas, a dominant community in the region.</p>.<p>According to sources, the BJP is committed to rewarding Vishwanath and Narayan Gowda with Cabinet berths as they were also responsible to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. But, till then, the Mysuru region goes unrepresented.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Kodagu gets a raw deal</p>.<p>Kodagu, a strong base for the BJP, got a raw deal in the Cabinet expansion.</p>.<p>K G Bopaiah, a four-time MLA, was Deputy Speaker as well as Speaker. Appachu Ranjan, a five-time MLA, had served as a minister under Yediyurappa and Jagadish Shettar.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen how the leaders of the region will take the imposition of outsiders as District in-charge Ministers.</p>
<p>Following the expansion of the one-man Cabinet of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, elected representatives of the ruling BJP and people of the Mysuru region are a disappointed lot, as not a single legislator from the region was made a minister.</p>.<p>As the BJP is looking to strengthen its base in the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagar, the region was expected to get a fair representation in the Cabinet.</p>.<p>The saffron party is a minor player in Mysuru region, with just five MLAs, out of a total of 29 Assembly constituencies. There are 18 JD(S) MLAs, five Congress MLAs and one BSP MLA.</p>.<p>Among five MLAs of the BJP in the region, only Krishnaraja legislator S A Ramdas is a senior. The others, L Nagendra of Chamaraja constituency, B Harshavardhan of Nanjangud, C S Niranjan Kumar of Gundlupet and Preetham J Gowda of Hassan are all first-time MLAs.</p>.<p>In the Mysuru region, the BJP is under pressure to strengthen its base. Even in Yediyurappa’s native district of Mandya, the party is yet to win any election.</p>.<p>On the basis of seniority, four-time MLA Ramdas was expected to be made a minister.</p>.<p>Among first-timers, Harshavardhan, son-in-law of Chamarajanagar MP V Srinivas Prasad, was expected to be made minister as he would have helped in organising the party in both Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts.</p>.<p>Also, either Nagendra or Preetham Gowda were expected to be made ministers to woo the Vokkaligas, a dominant community in the region.</p>.<p>According to sources, the BJP is committed to rewarding Vishwanath and Narayan Gowda with Cabinet berths as they were also responsible to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. But, till then, the Mysuru region goes unrepresented.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Kodagu gets a raw deal</p>.<p>Kodagu, a strong base for the BJP, got a raw deal in the Cabinet expansion.</p>.<p>K G Bopaiah, a four-time MLA, was Deputy Speaker as well as Speaker. Appachu Ranjan, a five-time MLA, had served as a minister under Yediyurappa and Jagadish Shettar.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen how the leaders of the region will take the imposition of outsiders as District in-charge Ministers.</p>