Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yediyurappa will lead BJP-JD-S legislators before President Prathiba Patil in New Delhi on Tuesday. Stating that during the meeting with the President, Congress' anti-democratic attitude would be exposed, Yediyurappa also alleged that the Congress was leaving no stone unturned to thwart the installation of a BJP-led coalition government in Karnataka.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday said the revolt by B S Yeddyurappa seeking reinstatement as Karnataka chief minister was "very serious", even as the Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari went into a huddle with Mohan Bhagwat and other top leaders of the organisation in Nagpur.
As Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa gears up to fight yet another battle to save his seat, the 16 rebel members of legislative assembly who were given relief by the Supreme Court on Friday, said that their fight is against the individual and not against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Karnataka high court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on the anticipatory bail petitions filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members in the illegal mining case.
H D Deve Gowda may have created an impact of sorts when he made the speech in Parliament, which was debating whether to dissolve the Karnataka Legislative Assembly or not.
Five years after he brought the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in Karnataka, former chief minister and Karnataka Janatha Party leader B S Yeddyurappa is today on a mission to wipe out his former party.
Whether this will be the first of many inroads the BJP will make in south India, or whether it will be a flash in the pan, will depend on how Yedduyrappa handles the post of chief minister... and the tricky task of dealing with Deve Gowda's fickle clan.
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado provided by sugar baron Murugesh Nirani has stirred the hornet's nest after reports that the seven-seater luxury vehicle would be used by Yeddyurappa to travel around the drought-hit parts, with questions raised about its propriety.
In a surprise move, a complainant who had challenged Karnataka high court's move to quash the FIR against former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the alleged illegal mining case, Monday withdrew his appeal in the Supreme Court.
The high court verdict freeing former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa from the illegal mining report will change the political weather in Karnataka once again. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Stating that he would resign as Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from the assembly by the month end, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa Thursday said he would focus on building his new party.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa finds himself in yet another mess, and this time the trouble has been caused after Governor H R Bharadwaj accorded sanction for his prosecution in connection with a land scam.
Dhananjay Kumar questions the functioning of the BJP, and alleges that the party is being selective. He questions why a senior leader such as Ananth Kumar not been acted against when he so easily took down Yeddyurappa on mere allegations, in this interview with rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday launched an attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for asking Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily "without assessment of ground reality" on water storage levels in this state.
Former chief minister and Karnakata Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa on Friday ruled out the possibility of his party forming a government with the Bharatiya Janata Party after the assembly polls. "There is no question of the KJP joining hands with the BJP to form the government. Some of them are trying to create confusion in the minds of the people. Our aim is to form the KJP government on our own," he said.
The apex court, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it.
Yeddyurappa is planning his strategy quietly as he doesn't want to be blamed if the government falls before the end of its tenure, reveals Vicky Nanjappa
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has ruled out sacking of Reddy brothers from his cabinet over the illegal mining controversy, saying there was no proof against them. Yeddyurappa said he would act against the Reddy brothers if there was proof of illegal mining by them in the state.
After all attempts of peace between former Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa and the Bharatiya Janata Party has failed, there have been indications that a new political outfit will be floated on November 19.
B S Yeddyurappa's followers have threatened to stage a coup in the party if the central leadership does not take a favourable decision. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A specially-constituted team of the Central Bureau of Investigation will commence it probe as per the Supreme Court directive against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa next week.
The Karnataka high court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his two sons and son-in-law in relation to the illegal mining case.
A beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa expressed hope, on Friday, that the crisis faced by his government will blow over very soon. |
In a U-turn, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to attend the Bharatiya Janata Party national executive meet at Mumbai.
The appeal against the high court's order was filed by original complainant Srijan Basha, who had earlier approached the state Lok Ayukta for registration of the case against Yeddyurappa.
Close on the heels of Congress axing Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan from the post in the wake of Adarsh Housing Society scam, five disqualifed Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs asked their high command to apply the same yardstick to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and seek his resignation.
Later, Yeddyurappa said that his remarks were reported out of context.
Relieved by the Karnataka high court order quashing the FIR against him in an illegal mining case, B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday pinned hopes on the Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership to render "justice" to him, indicating a renewed bid for his reinstatement as chief minister.
In a show of strength, Bharatiya Janata Party strongman of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday mobilised a sizeable number of legislators at a meeting convened by him apparently to exert pressure on the party central leadership to reinstate him as chief minister.
The Karnataka high Court on Friday ordered issue of notices to the Lokayukta police and the complainants in two anticipatory bail applications filed by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in two private complaints filed before the Lokayukta court in alleged land scam cases.
However as per the Constitution, the resignation would come into force only once Yeddyurappa submits his resignation to the Governor of Karnataka. Yeddyurappa is expected to go to Governor H R Bhadwraj later in the day and hand over his resignation. As per his astrologer he would have to undertake this excercise between 11 am and 4 pm.
Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa stated in New Delhi that there is no threat to his post. However, this would come at a price, since the Reddy faction -- consisting of Karnataka Speaker Jagadish Shettar, Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy and Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy, who are spearheading the rebellion within the state BJP to oust Yeddyurappa -- with the support of nearly 67 MLAs are still looking for a hard bargain.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday ruled out possibility of mid-term assembly polls following political turmoil in Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit in the wake of Bellary strongman B Sreeramulu's decision to quit the party and contest the bypoll as an independent.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notices while adjourning hearing on the bail plea filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
A last-ditch attempt to retain former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has failed.
B S Yeddyurappa is on his way out, sources told rediff.com on Sunday, adding that the top brass of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to remove the Karnataka chief minister from his post. The BJP high command, after much deliberation, has decided to drop Yeddyurappa as chief minister after serious accusations of an alleged land scam were made against him by the Opposition.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa struck an emotional chord with his supporters on Friday as he was all set to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party and sever his 40-year-old ties with it.
The chargesheet states that Yeddyurappa and his sons received illegal gratification to the tune of Rs 40 crore from Jindal Steels. In return, Yeddyurappa -- who was the chief minister then -- helped process the mining lease applications for Jindal.
Keeping the Bharatiya Janata Party government on tenterhooks, Karnataka Janata Party President B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday declined to divulge whether some more Ministers and MLAs loyal to him would quit.
Describing the victory of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in five of the eight assembly constituencies in the Dec 27 bypoll as a "positive vote for stability and development", Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday declared an end to its "operation lotus" under which it lured leaders of other parties into its fold.
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