Vajpayee of Kundapur, was not elected as minister even after becoming MLA for five consecutive terms

Udupi: Kundapur assembly constituency current MLA also known as Vajpayee of Kundapur, Halady Srinivas Shetty has been elected as a legislator five times from here but he has not been made a minister even though those much junior to him have overtaken him. Every time a new government was formed or the ministry was reorganized, the people here fervently hoped that the legislator from here might become a minister.

Before the list of ministers to be sworn in was finalised on Wednesday, Halady Srinivas Shetty‘s fans who went from Kundapur, demanded a ministerial berth to Shetty with flowers and placards in hand. A campaign in social websites had been undertaken seeking cabinet berth for their leader and many had written open letters in his support.

Many articles about his seniority, experience, sincerity and ability had appeared. At the same time, Halady remains unperturbed. When other MLA were fighting for Minister post in state capital, he remained in his village. He did not take part in the process of the selection of the chief minister, swearing in ceremony of the ministers etc.

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He has always been claiming that he does not believe in lobbying for the ministerial position, will accept only those ministries in which he can show some progress if he is selected, and that he does not know what are the eligibility criteria for becoming a minister. The constituency has witnessed good development even though its representatives were not made ministers. People feel that if the legislator from here was made a minister, some industries small and big, tourism, and a medical college might have been sanctioned.