When Jagadish Shettar took his oath of office on July 12, he became the third chief minister since 2008 in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government south of the Vindhyas. The state he heads is facing economic crisis but, with less than a year to go before the Assembly elections in April 2013, he appears deeply preoccupied in establishing his political credentials.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Mahesh R Kulkarni:</B> Karnataka in pause mode</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>Internal rivalries within the ruling BJP could begin to tell on the state

Mahesh R Kulkarni: Karnataka in pause mode

Internal rivalries within the ruling BJP could begin to tell on the states storied IT sector

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