Without explaining too much, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said that he will follow the party's diktats.
Following his recent visit to the national capital, and meetings with the party top brass, including the Prime Minister, the speculations of BS Yediyurappa's imminent replacement, hit a peak. Even the Karnataka chief minister who was till recently denying such possibility said that he is waiting for the high command's word in the matter.
The question on the minds of people and political observers is, will chief minister BS Yediyurappa continue in office or not. More importantly, what happens to the BJP's political future in the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will take an appropriate decision, once he receives directions from the BJP high command this evening, regarding his continuation in the post.
"By evening once it comes, you will also get to know about it, once it comes I will take an appropriate decision," Yediyurappa said in response to a question whether the directions from the party high command in Delhi were expected today.
Questioned about a Dalit Chief Minister replacing him, Yediyurappa said, "I'm not the one to decide about it, it is for the high command to decide. Let's first see what decision they will take today..."
The latest round of speculations, and public jousting over chief minister Yediurappa's future at the helm of government in the state, has put the party in a spot.
There can be no denying Yediyurappa's pivotal role in the BJP's success story in the south Indian state. Undaunted by the challenges of fighting for political space in a field dominated till then by the Congress, and the Janata parivaar, Yediyurappa led the BJP from the front - on the streets, in the Legislature, everywhere. He is rightly credited for taking the party from the sidelines, to the centrestage of Karnataka realpolitik.
However, the entire process took the better part of fifty years, and Yediyurappa no longer has age on his side. At 78, he is 3 years past the BJP`s unofficial age-limit for official positions. Coupled with this, are allegations of corruption and nepotism that are hurled at him at regular intervals.
On his part, Yediyurappa has been making the right noises politically. Without explaining too much, he has said that he will follow the party`s diktats. For the moment, though, the party high command is maintaining a studied silence.
Ironically, the four-time chief minister has never enjoyed a full five-year term in office. His government will complete two years in office on July 26.
Indicating that Monday might be his last day in office, Yediyurappa had recently said that based on the instructions that the central leaders will give him on July 25, he will get on with "his work" from July 26.
So, all eyes are pointed towards the Karnataka chief minister. Will he, won't he this time? As of now, only Yediurappa has the answers.
(With agency inputs)
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