Stepping up his attack on his successor Sadananda Gowda, Yeddyurappa called him a 'betrayer' for not vacating the chief ministership in six months to facilitate his come back as promised when he quit in July last over the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.
Gowda rushed to Delhi to discuss the crisis with party chief Nitin Gadkari and other top leaders, a day after it was triggered by nine ministers loyal to Yeddyurappa handing over their resignations to their leader.
State BJP President K S Eswarappa went into damage control mode trying to pacify the party strongman during nearly hour-long discussions and said he believed the crisis would be resolved within two days.
But sources close to Yeddyurappa said he not only refused to answer calls from central leaders but also turned down the conciliatory efforts made by Eswarappa.
At the meeting which was also attended by Law Minister S Suresh Kumar, Yeddyurappa vent out his anger over the letter written by Gowda to Gadkari seeking disciplinary action against seven ministers loyal to him, sources said.
In Delhi, Gowda said he has not received the resignation letters either from the ministers or the MLAs. "I read about it through the newspapers that about 7 ministers, 15 MLAs have submitted their resignation to Yeddyurappa. I can only react when I get their resignations in my hand."
Yeddyurappa was critical of Gowda's comments that a politician cannot expect God to wash off his sins by making offerings in remarks seen as a dig at him. (MORE)