Following embarrassment, BJP initiates measures to improve floor co-ordination among members in Karnataka

The party has introduced a system of holding a meeting of its senior and prominent members on a daily basis before commencement of the session to decide its legislature floor plan

The opposition BJP, which suffered an embarrassment in the Assembly last week due to lack of floor co-ordination among its members on whether to boycott or stage a dharna, has now taken precautionary measures.

The party has introduced a system of holding a meeting of its senior and prominent members on a daily basis before commencement of the session to decide its legislature floor plan. About 15 senior members of the party, including former ministers S. Suresh Kumar and State president B. Y. Vijayendra, participated in the co-ordination meeting convened by Leader of Opposition R. Ashok on December 11.

Sources close to Mr. Ashok said such meetings would be held as and when required.

In fact, the co-ordination among the BJP members appeared to have improved after the party held such a meeting of its senior leaders. It is learnt that the BJP central leadership too had intervened to make some of the disgruntled MLAs fall in line when it comes to floor co-ordination.

It may be noted that the lack of floor co-ordination among BJP members had come out in the open on December 7 when some of its members walked out with Leader of Opposition R. Ashok while others wanted to stage a dharna in the well of the House.

The episode had unfolded after a heated exchange of words between the BJP and the ruling Congress over the alleged attack on its worker by Congress MLC Channaraj Hattiholi and his associates and detention of a corporator of the Belagavi City Corporation by the police.

In fact, the incident had resulted in some members making certain uncharitable remarks against the leadership.