In a major organizational rejig the BJP has dropped Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from its Parliamentary Board, the party’s top decision-making body. Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been included in the revamped parliamentary party board, which now has many new […]
‘Privileged to be BJP’s loyal worker’: Yediyurappa urges everyone to adhere to party ethics, avoid protests
Amid speculation over a possible change in leadership in the Karnataka BJP, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said he is privileged to be a “loyal worker of BJP”. He also urged his followers not to “indulge in protests and indiscipline that is disrespectful and embarrassing for the party”. “I am privileged to be a […]
Yediyurappa asks KSRTC employees to call off strike, resume work
Amid an indefinite strike called by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees over demand for revision of salary, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that he has fulfilled eight of the nine demands put forward by the workers union. He also appealed to the workers to end the strike as […]
Yediyurappa set to retain power in Karnataka as BJP leads in 12 of 15 seats
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa looks set to retain power in the state as early trends in the counting of votes for December 5 bypolls are giving his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an edge. After seven rounds of counting in 15 constituencies, the BJP is leading in 12, […]