BJP MLC Shashil G. Namoshi at a press conference in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. | Photo credit: ARUN KULKARNI
Member of the Legislative Council Shashil G. Namoshi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led government, saying its claims of “1,000 days of success” were hollow in the face of 2.84 lakh vacancies in 43 ministries in the state.
At a press conference in Kalaburagi on Tuesday, Mr. Namoshi accused the state government of not addressing the growing vacancies and delaying recruitment under the pretext of internal reservation.
He said that 2,84,881 posts are vacant in 43 wards. Out of this, 1.02 lakh posts are vacant in various boards and corporations, while around 40,000 posts remain vacant in seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region.
On a department-by-department basis, he said 93,293 posts are vacant in the education sector, of which 79,694 are in primary and secondary education and 13,599 are in higher education.
As many as 37,572 posts are vacant in Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Departments, 28,188 in Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, 10,867 posts in Revenue Department and 10,504 posts in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Mr Namoshi said the state government was delaying the appointment due to lack of funds and its inability to bear the salary burden. According to him, only 11,238 posts were announced and 8,157 candidates were admitted during the last two-and-a-half years of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s government.
However, he said even these 8,157 appointments are now embroiled in litigation due to issues related to internal reservation with cases pending in courts.
He clarified that the BJP was not against internal reservation, but advised the state government to go ahead with the recruitment under the earlier roster system until the legal hurdles were cleared, instead of citing internal reservation as the reason for the delay.
He alleged that the state government tried to mask financial constraints by delaying the recruitment and is now embarrassed after the High Court ordered it to go ahead with the appointment process by implementing the earlier 50% reservation system.
He demanded that the state government prepare a time-bound action plan to fill up all the vacancies under the earlier schedule system and especially to speed up the recruitment for posts in the Kalyana region of Karnataka under Article 371(J) without citing the need for the approval of the finance ministry.
He urged the state government to prioritize immediate appointments to improve the quality of public services and provide job opportunities for the youth instead of attributing the delay to internal reservation issues.
Published – 17 Feb 2026 21:22 IST