The BJP high command was relieved when Yeddyurappa and his supporters emerged from Raj Bhavan and announced that only Yeddyurappa had submitted his resignation.
Outgoing chief minister BS Yeddyurappa gave anxious moments to the BJP high command even as he headed to Raj Bhavan to submit his resignation. For the first time in the history of the state, the outgoing chief minister transformed the 1-km journey from his official residence on Race Course Road to Raj Bhavan into a show of strength on his last day in office.
National BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh were camping at Ashoka Hotel, watching Yeddyurappa’s moves. The outgoing chief minister, accompanied by over 50 BJP legislators and ministers, walked towards Raj Bhavan.
Hundreds of supporters who had gathered outside his residence joined Yeddyurappa’s procession. Ministers Janardhana Reddy, Renukacharya, Basavaraj Bommai, Murugesh Nirani, Umesh Katti, and Revunayak Belamagi led the marchers.
As the chief minister hit the road, the high command was shocked by reports that all MLAs loyal to Yeddyurappa would submit their resignation if the high command failed to announce Yeddyurappa’s successor before he entered Raj Bhavan.
Yeddyurappa had already conveyed his preference for MP DV Sadananda Gowda as next chief minister. He had also made it clear that national general secretary Ananth Kumar should not be considered for the post, under any circumstances.
The high command was relieved when Yeddyurappa and his supporters emerged from Raj Bhavan and announced that only Yeddyurappa had submitted his resignation. Yeddyurappa, accompanied by Basavaraj Bommai, DB Chandre Gowda and Sadananda Gowda, later headed to Hotel Ashoka to hold talks with Jaitley and Rajnath on the selection of a successor.
Yeddyurappa, addressing the media outside Raj Bhavan, admitted that he had indeed demanded that the high command select Sadananda Gowda as his successor. Recalling his own long journey in public life from being the president of Shikaripur municipal council to chief minister of the state, he said, “I have the satisfaction of doing my best for the welfare of the people with programmes like Bhagyalakshmi, Sandhya Suraksha, and the Global Investors Meet.”
“I have decided to involve myself actively in party building and the public cause,” Yeddyurappa said, thanking the people of the state and his party colleagues for extending their support during his three-year-and-two-month tenure as the chief minister.
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