BS Yediyurappa Breaks Down, Resigns As Karnataka Chief Minister

[Kool_SRG]

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been busy with meetings and has been racking up support from religious leaders and even a former Congress minister

Bengaluru: 

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa this evening appealed to his colleagues in the BJP to "not indulge in protest and indiscipline", amid pressure over exit rumours after a meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. Mr Yediyurappa's tweet is being seen as a subtle hint to the centre, at a time he has been racking up support from religious leaders and even a former Congress minister.

Today, Mr Yediyurappa, 78, tweeted he has been a "loyal worker" of the BJP. "I am privileged to be a loyal worker of BJP. It is my utmost honour to serve the party with highest standards of ethics & behaviour. I urge everyone to act in accordance with party ethics & not indulge in protests/indiscipline that is disrespectful & embarrassing for the party," Mr Yediyurappa said.

The Chief Minister's sudden trip to Delhi last week to meet the BJP's top leaders had raised questions about how long he would continue in his post. While in Delhi, when asked about rumours of a leadership change in the state BJP, he told reporters: "There is no truth in it. Not at all. Not at all. Not at all." He said the same after flying back to Bengaluru - that he would keep the post.

Mr Yediyurappa, the BJP's first and only Chief Minister in south India, has almost completed two years in charge since he took over from the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in July 2019.

He has been facing what was seen as hostility from some BJP MLAs in the state. Some leaders including MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Tourism Minister CP Yogeshwar and MLC AH Vishwanath have spoken against Mr Yediyurappa, despite warnings of disciplinary action by the leadership.

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[Kool_SRG]

Mostly twaralo CM padhavi fasak..

[Kool_SRG]

As pressure mounts on BS Yediyurappa, here are BJP's frontrunners for next Karnataka CM

The buzz about a change in leadership in Karnataka has been on for the past three-four months. Several BJP MLAs have hit out at Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in the public and levelled corruption charges against him. The BJP top brass reportedly has started looking for a new CM face. Here are the possible frontrunners.

With Karnataka's political circles abuzz about a possible change in leadership in the state, indicating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to replace Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa with a "younger face", the search to find the next chief minister has begun.

 

 

BJP's top leadership is learnt to have taken feedback about suitable candidates from several sources, including the Intelligence Bureau, private backroom advisors, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and bureaucrats.

Party sources say the final decision about who would replace BS Yediyurappa, if at all, rests with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Dattatreya Hosabale (the second seniormost functionary in the RSS).

The sources added that the party high command is taking a "holistic approach" in selecting the next chief minister and not decide it solely on the basis of community representation.

Even though the Lingayats form the backbone of BJP's vote bank in Karnataka, reports suggest that the party is open to looking for strong leadership from other communities.

Frontrunners from Lingayat community

Basavaraj Bommai

Basavaraj Bommai is presently the home minister of Karnataka and is a close confidant of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. Bommai hails from the 'janata pariwar' and is the son of former Chief Minister SR Bommai. Basavaraj Bommai joined BJP in 2008 and has risen in the party ranks since then. In the past, he held the portfolio of water resources. He is a product of political school of 'janata pariwar' stalwarts that include HD Devegowda and Ramakrishna Hegde.

Murugesh Nirani

Currently, the minister for mines and geology in the Karnataka government, Murugesh Nirani is from the prominent Panchamshali Lingayat sect which is the majority amongst the Lingayats. In the past, he was the state's minister for industries and is himself an industrialist.

He has over 1 lakh employees in his sugar, power, and clean energy businesses. He is a three-time MLA and started his public life with the RSS in the 1990s.

Arvind Bellad

Arvind Bellad is a two-time MLA and is known to have a good academic background and clean image. Bellad is the son of senior legislator Chandrakant Bellad. He reportedly has the backing of the RSS for his clean image and could be projected as a young, modern face of the party in Karnataka.

Frontrunners from Vokkaliga community

CT Ravi

CT Ravi is presently the national general secretary of the BJP. He is known to be the blue-eyed boy of the sangh parivar and is close to BJP's national organisation secretary BL Santosh. Ravi was the education minister in the previous BJP government in Karnataka. He is an organisation man of the party and a staunch follower of Hindutva. He recently resigned as a minister in the Karnataka government to take up party role. Ravi is also a four-time MLA.

CN Ashwath Narayan

Ashwath Narayan is presently the deputy chief minister of Karnataka. A doctor by qualification, Ashwath Narayan is the modern, neutral face of the BJP. He has been an MLA since 2008 and represents Malleshwaram constituency in Bangalore. He was made a deputy CM by the BJP top brass as he met its requirements of being the party's young and modern face.

Brahmin frontrunners

Pralhad Joshi

Pralhad Joshi is the present Union minister for parliamentary affairs and coal. Joshi is a three-time MP from Dharwad and is now known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was handpicked for the cabinet after the 2019 Lok Saha elections. Joshi is also close to the RSS and is reportedly seen as an able administrator within the government.

OBC frontrunners

Sunil Kumar

Sunil Kumar is presently the Karnataka government's chief whip and a three-time MLA from Karkala constituency in Udupi district. He is also the Saha Prabhari of Kerala BJP and is said to be an ardent follower of the Hindutva politics. Sunil Kumar has a core sangh background and was part of the Bajrang Dal and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wind of RSS.

He rose up in the party ranks after his protests in the communally sensitive Datta Peeta agitation in Chikmagalur. He is known to be close aide of sangh leaders like Dattatreya Hosabale, BL Santosh and others.

The change of leadership in Karnataka has been on the cards for the past three-four months. Recently, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met PM Modi and Home Minister Amit in Delhi and the message from the meetings appeared to be clear that he will have to make way for a new face.

Yediyurappa, 80, has been facing backlash from own MLAs and cabinet colleagues over several issues. Many MLAs have levelled serious allegations of corruption against him and his family members.
Some BJP MLAs have also expressed disappointment over his working style as a chief minister and have taken it up with the party's top brass on several occasions.

Keeping in mind the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election, the BJP is looking for a new face to replace Yediyurappa.

[Ryzen_renoir]

BJP ni single hand ga power loki thechadu south lo . 

Any damage to him will sink bjp in Karnataka 

[Kool_SRG]

2 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

BJP ni single hand ga power loki thechadu south lo . 

Any damage to him will sink bjp in Karnataka 

High chances seems he is on the way out lekunte aah tweet ekkadanunchi vachinattu.. indirect ga supporters ni gilluthunattundhi..

Aah tweet kinda replies chuste telusthondhi...

[8pm]

7 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Mostly twaralo CM padhavi fasak..

veedu padavi lo unnanni rojulu idhe godava

[Kool_SRG]

Just now, 8pm said:

veedu padavi lo unnanni rojulu idhe godava

Karnataka eppudhu anthe full 5 years term avvadhu... After long gap 80s tharavaatha Sidhu was the one who completed full 5 yrs term..

 

[bhaigan]

54 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Mostly twaralo CM padhavi fasak..

Any doubts ?

[NiranjanGaaru]

Most probably lingayat ke istaru cm post...... 

[Zindagi247]

I urge everyone to act in accordance with party ethics & not indulge in protests/indiscipline that is disrespectful & embarrassing for the party.

 

enni cinemalo chudaledu ra idi. mundu ila chepi rechagotti protests avi cheyamani provoke cheyadam. 

[Ryzen_renoir]

4 minutes ago, NiranjanGaaru said:

Most probably lingayat ke istaru cm post...... 

Mass support leader ni theesi puppet ki isthey , it's like giving Karnataka to congress on a platter.

Dk shiva Kumar will be next cm 

[bhaigan]

Just now, Ryzen_renoir said:

Mass support leader ni theesi puppet ki isthey , it's like giving Karnataka to congress on a platter.

Dk shiva Kumar will be next cm 

Any doubts ?

[bhaigan]

Karnataka is the only state in south which has unstable government from past years ?

[anna_gari_maata]

Good for the state, he is 79 years. A younger guy will benefit the post