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Contrary to his statement on Monday that he had no intention of leaving the BJP, sources close to the former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa indicated that given the imminent re-entry of bete noire Ananth Kumar to Karnataka state politics and D.V. Sadananda Gowda staying on as chief minister, the Lingayat strongman was bent on exiting the party. Sources told Deccan Chronicle that the former chief minister felt that there was no place for him in this BJP, and that only the time and place of his resignation now had to be decided.
But instead of walking out en masse with his supporters and precipitating a crisis for the party he had built up in the state, he would walk out alone. Mr Yeddyurappa will allow his supporters to hold on to their posts while he criss-crosses the state to lay the foundation for his own political outfit. “If and when he decides to go out of the party, he will not pull down the government,” sources told Deccan Chronicle. Insiders said Mr Yeddyurappa plans to field a rookie from his home constituency, Shikaripur, during the ensuing bypoll to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation. He would, however, return to contest next year’s polls to the Legislative Assembly. The former chief minister’s change of heart came after ministers and legislators, many from north Karnataka, said they would lose their hold over their constituents if they quit ahead of next year’s elections, without being able to complete developmental projects.
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