The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received a shot in the arm on Saturday, as the arrival of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat in the city injected a sense of unity and direction in the feuding party.
The beleaguered chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa, rushed to the RSS patron and was closeted with him for nearly 45 minutes.
Yeddyurappa is believed to have briefedBhagwat, who is believed to be tightening the Sangh hold in the party, about the developments in the state BJP after the Reddy brothers sparked off a rebellion and the consequent patch-up.
Extending his full support to Yeddyurappa, Bhagwat is said to have asked him to tone up the administration in the state and ensure that the rural masses get the best of the services.
Bhagwat was very keen to know about the relief works being carried out in the flood-ravaged North Karnataka. “I have grown in the RSS. I met Bhagwat to seek his blessings,” Yeddyurappa later said.
The chief minister’s ally and rebels’ bugbear, Shobha Karandlaje, also called on Bhagwat. She apprised him of the developments leading to her ouster from the ministry.
Shobha later told dna.sunday that Bhagwat had suggested that she take up social service as an RSS activist and oversee flood relief works to start with.
She said she was happy to be back in the RSS fold once again as an active social worker and said she had no regrets about the past.
Party national general secretary HN Ananth Kumar also met Bhagwat and discussed party affairs with him.
Bhagwat, who is on a three-day visit to the city, is staying atthe residence of a close associate off JC Road.
The RSS boss also held several baithaks during the day, to review the working of the various Sangh organs in the state.
According to Sangh sources, Bhagwat is in the city for the first time after he took over at the helm of the organisation. He also met a group of pontiffs/seers who are part of the Sangh activities.
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