In high dudgeon

While the Congress blamed the SEZ lobby for triggering the recent crisis in Goa, in which the government of Digambar Kamat was reduced to a minority, it is more likely that the cause was, in fact, the party high command’s overarching influence in matters of governance in states ruled by it. There was a lot of heartburn among the ruling Congress’s partners in Goa over Kamat’s reluctance to accommodate them in around two-dozen government-controlled boards and corporations. Every time they approached the Chief Minister for appointments to those posts, Kamat’s had a single refrain: “I will ask the high command.” Frustrated with his approach, the allies decided to raise the banner of revolt.