Puducherry, Feb 11 (BPNS)

The BJP leadership of Puducherry which is aiming at grass root development of the party will soon be meeting the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy to sort out the issues with the Independent legislators who are supporting the NDA government. It may be noted that these MLA’s had recently expressed their resentment at not being considered for any Government postings had met the Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan.

Close on the heels of this meeting senior BJP leaders of the Union Territory met on Thursday along with the party in charge of Puducherry, Nirmal Kumar Surana.

The BJP senior leaders will meet Chief Minister to have a discussion with him regarding the postings for the MLA’s as Chairmen in Public Sector undertakings, boards, corporations, and quasi-government bodies.

Surana also met the three independent MLA’s along with the BJP legislators at the party state headquarters on Thursday.  Nirmal Kumar Surana while speaking to IANS on Friday said, “ The MLA’s told me that they want to do more work for the people and for that they want to be in power.”

It may be noted that the Chief Minister had expressed his inability to post Chairman inboard, corporations and quasi-government bodies as most of them were making losses.

Nirmal Kumar Surana however said that the BJP leadership would try and convince the Chief Minister regarding the urgency in posting these MLA’s into the corporations or boards.

It may be noted that the local body elections to the UT are on cards and the BJP which does not have a ground in the territory wants to make its presence felt and hence want the independent MLA’s who are aligning with the party to be given positions of power.