The former Chief Minister and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa has said that his decision to quit as Chief Minister was based on the overall well-being of the party. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO “I resigned from the post of Chief Minister of my own volition. I was not removed by the BJP leadership,” the former … Read more
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai taking part in a roadshow in Yamakanamaradi for BJP nominee Basavaraj Hundri on Wednesday. P.K. Badiger | Photo Credit: P.K. Badiger The former Minister and BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi has been lauded for his work for the party by senior leaders | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi … Read more
B.S. Yediyurappa | Photo Credit: File Photo “Siddaramaiah [Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly] will not fight the Assembly elections from Kolar. If he does, he will be defeated badly,” the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said in Belagavi on Monday. “Mr. Siddaramaiah will not fight the polls from Kolar. I am predicting the … Read more
The BJP’s stock response to the Congress’s charges is to make counter-charges The BJP’s stock response to the Congress’s charges is to make counter-charges Congress’s ‘PayCM’ campaign was a big talking point in Karnataka last month, with posters of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s image superimposed on what resembled a QR code of PayTM pasted on … Read more
Veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who turned 79-years of age on Sunday said he will tour across the state after the budget session of the legislature and strive towards bringing the party back to power in the 2023 assembly polls. The “BJP strong man” also exuded confidence about the … Read more
Karnataka’s chief minister-designate Basavaraj Bommai has demolished the myth that only a core BJP member, not those who joined the party from outside, can lead the government. While a few BJP leaders took to intense lobbying to succeed Yediyurappa, Bommai played his cards close to his chest, running with the hare and hunting with the … Read more
The BJP legislature party on Tuesday chose Basavaraj Bommai, the 61-year old leader and home minister in the outgoing cabinet, as the new chief minister. Outgoing chief minister BS Yediyurappa proposed Bommai’s name, and the BJP MLAs endorsed the choice by a round of applause. Bommai will take oath of office as chief minister at … Read more
There seems to be no “closure” for B S Yediyurappa, the BJP’s “comeback man” in Karnataka, as he could never complete a full term in office, despite becoming the Chief Minister four times, surmounting odds. It’s also too early to write a political obituary of the 78-year old Lingayat strongman and the 24X7 politician, the … Read more
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday hinted that he may not continue as the CM after July 26, when the state government will complete two years in power, and that he will abide by the BJP leadership’s decision. In a resigned tone, the CM said he is waiting to receive a message from the … Read more
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday stood his ground on the Mekedatu project across the river Cauvery and said Tamil Nadu has not properly understood the points he explained in his letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin. There are no legal hurdles for Karnataka to go ahead with the project, though Tamil … Read more