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| Yeddyurappa agrees to resign; |
| Yeddyurappa agrees to resign; hunt for successor on
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| INDIA
, 29-July-2011
0:19:57 AM |
| After putting up a fight for over 24 hours, BS Yeddyurappa has finally agreed to resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 31. A hunt is now on for his successor. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh will be in Bangalore today as observers to oversee the election of a new legislative party leader. While the MLAs select the new Chief Minister, Mr Yeddyurappa, sources say, is likely to go on an extensive tour of temples. (Watch: Rise and fall of Yeddyurappa)
His party, the BJP, said that it made a "unanimous" decision on Thursday morning that he has to make way for a new leader. The BJP said it expected Mr Yeddyurappa to abide by its decision. But he spent most of the day demonstrating the opposite. A meeting at his house drew eight ministers and 24 other senior BJP leaders; it telegraphed Mr Yeddyurappa's grip over the party in his state. (Read: Yeddyurappa discusses options with loyalist ministers, legislators)
But at 5.30 pm, Mr Yeddyurappa, the BJP's only Chief Minister in the South, told party president Nitin Gadkari he will respect the party's order. He has agreed to resign on July 31 - a date so chosen as the current position of the moon is 'unfavourable'. (Read: Yeddyurappa's press statement)
The party will provide him an honourable exit by picking a successor with his approval. Safe passage will also be offered via a replacement who has not in the past been a vocal critic of Mr Yeddyurappa, who has survived multiple coup attempts by factions opposed to him.
Mr Yeddyurappa was "advised to resign immediately," said his party after a senior-level meeting at Mr Gadkari's home on Thursday morning. In Bangalore, emissaries travelled through the day between different powers of centre of the BJP - an exercise to gauge whether Mr Yeddyurappa stood a fighting chance. His message to Delhi was clear - the corruption charges against him are not new and not proven.
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