Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to withdraw his order to give him cabinet rank status.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the expansion of his cabinet will take place this afternoon.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai left for New Delhi on Friday morning from Bengaluru HAL airport.
There is a land deal controversy to settle and river water disputes to negotiate but his first challenge will be forming a council of ministers that pleases everyone.
Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday took oath as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka
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Bommai is considered among the close confidants of Yediyurappa
Bommai said Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has invited him to form the government and he will take oath as Chief Minister at 11 am on July 28
BJP party sources have said that a decision in this regard will be conveyed to the parliamentary board meeting scheduled to be held on Tuesday in New Delhi.
Although the 78-year-old Yediyurappa, who was in tears while resigning, was in no position to dictate terms, his supporters said all he wanted was honour and dignity as he stepped down
B S Yediyurappa on Monday stepped down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, coinciding with his government completing two years in office, even as suspense continues on his successor
With growing age and strong central leadership, his declining sway over the party and administration, marred his final tenure
Lingayats' support for BSY is a telltale sign that appointing a new Karnataka CM will be problematic for the BJP
The KPCC president was attacking the government, questioning its inability to give compensation to flood victims for the last two years.
People close to Nirani, however, claimed he is on a personal visit to the national capital.
He expressed confidence that the communication may come by tonight or be known on Monday morning.
With uncertainty looming over his continuation as the Chief Minister, B S Yediyurappa would mark two years in office on Monday.
He termed as baseless the Pegasus snooping allegations, and hit out at the opposition parties over it, saying that there was no issue left with them.
Over 500 Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers from different parts of Karnataka on Sunday demanded that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, whose exit appears imminent, should be allowed to continue in office.
Karnataka CM B S 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.