Karnataka works on coach Modi’s lessons

“Know your job thoroughly. Anticipate things and prepare an action plan. Do not allow yourselves to be misguided by vested interests.”

“Clarity of thought,meticulous and methodical action,simplicity and humility in conduct and behaviour — these are some of the qualities that will enhance the minister’s and thereby the government’s image”.

These are some of the advice that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have offered to ministerial colleagues of his Karnataka counterpart B S Yeddyurappa during a recent three-day training session at Suttur,a temple town near Mysore.

Apparently floored by these pearls of wisdom,the Karnataka BJP has decided to have such brainstorming sessions every six months,confirmed state BJP spokesman C T Ravi. He said it was a bit too early to look for any results. “It will take at least two months for the result to show,” he said.

The ministers have already been asked to show effective performance in a time-bound manner because of high expectations of the people.

State BJP president D V Sadananda Gowda is firm on having such sessions at regular intervals. Gowda does not agree to the suggestion that by holding such sessions,the party was trying to interfere in the running of the government. “There is no such criticism in Karnataka,” he said.

For the greenhorns in the government (and the party),the meet was not only educative but also “cleared several doubts”,he claimed.

About the positive impact of the meeting,Gowda said after three months,the results would start showing in the government.