Not willing to give up easily, B S Yeddyurappa has moved the Karnataka high court against the mining report by Lokayukta Santosh Hegde indicting him. Vicky Nanjappa reports on the outgoing chief minister's latest move
The rift between Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his mine-owning ministerial colleagues continued as they stepped up their campaign against a new cess imposed on lorries transporting iron ore.Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy, himself a mine owner in the ore-rich Bellary district, took the lead by holding parleys with fellow miners to mobilise support against the Rs 1,000 cess on each lorry load of iron ore.
The bench headed by Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia issued the order on a petition that sought a probe by the CBI for alleged irregularities committed by him during his tenure as Karnataka chief minister in the mining scam.
The party is hopeful that the return of the former Karnataka chief minister will boost its performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was arrested in connection with a land scam case on Saturday and promptly hospitalised due to "chest pain", was finally discharged on Wednesday.
While the wait for Yeddyurappa to quit is over, the Karnataka crisis is far from over. There is still no clarity on who would be the next chief minister of Karnataka although the acting CM Yeddyurappa has said that he wants Sadananda Gowda, a Lok Sabha member, to be the next CM.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa finally walked free after spending 23 days in jail on Tuesday. His legal team completed all the formalities and also got the release order copy signed by the special Lokayukta judge who is originally seized off this matter.
Emerging unscathed from yet another crisis, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has shown his skills as a political survivor, overcoming adversities emanating from within his own party and the combined Congress-JDS onslaught to oust him over alleged land scams.
After given an ultimatum to the Bharatiya Janata Party to give him a suitable post by January 15, the former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has decided to hold a convention on January 19 to prove to the central leadership that he enjoys support of the masses in the state. Vicky Nanjappa reports
A last-ditch attempt to retain former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has failed.
The denotification bug has come to hit the Karnataka government yet again. Two more cases have surfaced and this time Home Minister R Ashok is under the scanner.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has agreed to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party nominee from Bellary assembly seat where bypolls slated for November 30.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's followers spoke up for him before the Bharatiya Janata Party's high command on Friday morning. Now, they have decided to take on the report on illegal mining by Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde that indicts the CM and his family.
Vajpayee had resigned just 13 days after being in power due to lack of numbers.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership while lavishing praise on the Congress.
The power struggle within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka intensified with sulking former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday taking a dig at his successor D V Sadananda Gowda, saying luck propelled him to the post.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by former Karnataka Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Yeddyurappa, who is being probed by the CBI for his alleged role in illegal mining, had sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who had taken a tough stand on the ongoing crisis within the party, softened his stance on Sunday evening and termed the Reddy brothers -- consisting of state tourism minister G Janardhana Reddy and revenue minister G Karunakara Reddy, who are spearheading a faction within the state BJP to oust Yeddyurappa from the CM's chair -- his friends!
While the wait for Yeddyurappa to quit is over, the Karnataka crisis is far from over. There is still no clarity on who would be the next chief minister of Karnataka although the acting CM Yeddyurappa has said that he wants Sadananda Gowda, a Lok Sabha member, to be the next CM.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who has decided to rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party, said on Tuesday that his return was unconditional for the larger interest of the country and for the party's Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.
Facing fresh trouble after the Supreme Court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into his alleged role in illegal mining, former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday held consultations with his loyalists on his political future.
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.
Former Karnataka chief minister H d Kumaraswamy's entry into the Chikkaballapur constituency will make the going tough for his opponent, and Union minister and former chief minister Veerappa Moily, who had won the 2009 election from here comfortably, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Now a fresh list proposing the cabinet changes will be issued and the chief minister has informed Raj Bhavan to tentatively make arrangements for the swearing-in of new ministers on Wednesday.
Will he or will he not was the big question everyone had for former Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa, following his warning that he would take a very firm decision on February 27 if he was not made the chief minister. But now, it appears that, the threat has fizzled out. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The meeting convened by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to pacify his MLAs did not yield any result as most of the rebels did not turn up.
It has been alleged that Yeddyurappa in his capacity as chief minister had violated several rules as a result of which there were irregularities in land dealings, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
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.
Under attack from the Congress and the Janatha Dal Secular, while also battling threats of being ousted, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said his government enjoyed majority. He said there was no need for 'Operation Lotus' under which opposition members of the legislative assembly were lured to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has been cleared in the illegal mining case, with the high court quashing the case against him in this regard. The Karnataka high court, which heard a petition filed by Yeddyurappa challenging the chapter of the illegal mining report against him, has quashed the case. The complaint filed against Yeddyurappa, the First Information Report and the sanction accorded against him by the governor have also been quashed by the HC.
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's, at the launch of his new political party, the Karnataka Janata Party had claimed that it was secular in nature. However, social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is in Karnataka, has said that Yeddyurappa needs to do a lot more to prove that he is secular by nature.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said on Wednesday that any expansion of his ministry "was not on the cards for now" in the wake of speculation that he was trying to reinduct Shobha Karandlaje who was dropped from the Cabinet last year apparently to quell dissidence by the Reddy brothers.
Speaking to party colleagues at the BJP party office in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Yeddyurappa said that Advani's views on Karnataka were misplaced
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will be in New Delhi on March 12 and will seek his reinstatement as CM of Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said problems arising out of dissident activities that recently gripped his government are over and the focus now is on relief works in flood-hit areas.
The Karnataka high court has adjourned further hearing on the bail plea filed by former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to Monday. Justice B Pinto who has been presiding over the marathon arguments heard the objections on Friday while adjourning hearing to Monday.
The issue concerning former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will drag on for a few more days, with the Bharatiya Janata Party postponing all meetings which would now be held after Deepavali, says Vicky Nanjappa
Bharatiya Janata Party's B S Yeddyurappa will learn of his fate as Karnataka chief minister today as a trust vote will be held today in the Karnataka assembly. The trust vote comes after the Karnataka Governor had invited Yeddyurappa to stake claim to the government.
Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who lost his job in the wake of his indictment by Lokayukta in the illegal mining scam, on Tuesday publicly said he would return to this post in six months.
Amid fanfare, hundreds of candidates, including key politicians B S Yeddyurappa, G Parameshwara and Siddaramaiah, entered the fray on Monday for the May five assembly elections as a festive atmosphere prevailed in many segments.
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