Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel, State Ministers C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Narayana Gowda, Gopalaiah, and others at the BJP Jana Sankalpa Yatra in Mandya on December 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s aggressive posture against the Janata Dal (Secular) and his keenness to make inroads in the Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysore region has put the onus on the BJP’s Vokkaliga leaders in pursuing his agenda. Mr. Shah, who publicly attacked the opposition JD(S) during his recent visit to Karnataka, is believed to have told his party colleagues to desist from having a soft corner towards any party, including JD(S). This is being seen as a message, particularly to Vokkaliga leaders in the BJP, as several of them are seen as being ‘soft’ towards the JD(S). A large number of BJP’s Vokkaliga leaders are yet to individually evolve as leaders within the Vokkaliga community. This is being blamed for them not being aggressive against the JD(S). …