Summary:
Dharwad: After successfully unseating BJP’s Chaitra Shirur from Dharwad zilla panchayat president’s post through a no-confidence motion, Congress is now trying all means to get its nominee on the saddle.The Dharwad ZP has 22 members. Congress, with 11 members, got the support of four BJP membersand an independent member to oust Chaitra on February 5. At the most, Ratna and Jyoti may get the posts of standing committee chairpersons.Sources said four BJP members voted against Chaitra as she had had betrayed them. BJP had made Chaitra the ZP president on the condition that she shoud vacate here post after 20 months and allow Ratna and Jyoti to hold the post for 20 months each. In this case, four out of the 10 BJP members flouted the whip and are out of ambit of the law.As political parties continue to fight for positions, development works have taken a back seat and officials are also laid back..