Karnataka Has a Stable Govt: BJP

  • BJP central leadership dismissed speculation about a possible change of guard in Karnataka and threw its weight behind CM BS Yediyurappa.
  • During a meeting of 22 MLAs’ at minister Jagdish Shettar’s home on Monday, a senior functionary in Delhi said, “Karnataka has a stable govt under a stable leader.”
  • He further added, “It is natural for people to strive for positions when there are vacancies…but this is no threat to the government."
  • The functionary said that Yediyurappa continues to remain a tall, popular leader in the state and has the support of the leadership.
  • Let us tell you, the vacancy will arise for about 17 MLC seats in June of which 7 seats will be elected by MLAs, while six falls under the nominated-member quota.
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