BS Yediyurappa Offered To Quit Citing Ill Health In Meet With PM: Sources

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, going through insurrection from a number of leaders throughout the occasion, supplied to resign citing unwell well being throughout his assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night, sources have instructed NDTV.

It’s now for the BJP excessive command to resolve whether or not to simply accept it, say sources, including if the occasion decides to switch Mr Yediyurappa, then a change of management is probably going by July 26, when the Chief Minister completes two years in his present time period.

To date, there isn’t a readability on who may be the successor, sources say.

Mr Yediyurappa, nevertheless, had dismissed speculations, proper after his assembly with the PM and this morning.

“There is no fact to it,” Mr Yeddiyurappa instructed a posse of reporters this morning.

A press release from the Chief Minister’s workplace after the assembly with the Prime Minister yesterday stated the 2 leaders mentioned a number of tasks, together with the Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Highway mission and the Mekedatu mission.

Mr Yediyurappa, who flew into Delhi on a particular flight along with his son Vijayendra, had yesterday laughed off recommendations of management change within the state and had tossed the query again to reporters with an inviting bait: “I do not know of any hearsay about management change. You inform me.” The feedback got here after his assembly with PM Modi.

Notes of discord within the Karnataka BJP have been rising for months with a number of leaders overtly difficult the Chief Minister and going through little admonishment from the highest management.

Defying warnings of disciplinary motion by the management, disgruntled BJP leaders like Vijayapura Metropolis MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Tourism Minister CP Yogeshwar and legislative council member AH Vishwanath have mounted blistering assaults on Mr Yediyurappa. His critics complain about alleged interference within the administration by his son Vijayendra.

Not too long ago, the BJP’s state in-charge, Arun Singh, had visited the state and met the ruling occasion’s MLAs. He underlined that the Chief Minister had the backing of the occasion management and stated that Mr Yediyurappa and his authorities had been doing good work.

A strong Lingayat chief, Mr Yediyurappa has been downplaying the dissent in opposition to him. One or two folks saying one thing in media is creating misunderstanding, stated the veteran chief final month, assuring it’s not new and has been taking place for the reason that starting.