Gowda clears 58 decisions in 60 mins,new CM likely on July 11

However,sources in the government said approval to remove Gowda had been given and. A new chief minister — the third in four years of BJP’s rule — is expected to be sworn in on July 11,in time for the budget session from July 16. Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar seems set to take over.

The BJP state unit expects a decision from the high command in the next few days and may call a meeting of the state legislature party on July 9 to elect Gowda’s replacement.

“I believe the central leaders have solved the leadership issue. All state leaders will abide by whatever decision they take,” the president of the state unit of the BJP,K S Eshwarappa,who is also expecting to benefit in a change of guard,said in the course of a tour of temples he undertook today.

Among the decisions taken by the Gowda government today was to exempt minority institutions from the Right to Education purview if 75 per cent of the students are from the minority community.