Following the expulsion from the BJP party, Karnataka MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal criticized the BJP leadership for allowing dynasty politics, questioning the positions held by Yeddyurappa and his sons in the party.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP and JD(S) alliance during a program on Tuesday, where he discussed family politics while defending the Congress party's choice of candidates, including Yasir Khan Pathan for the Shigaon ticket.
"I have received the letter from CM Siddaramaiah's wife regarding the return of the 14 sites. CM's son, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, came to our office and submitted the letter. They have voluntarily requested us to take back the sites," Raghunandan told reporters on Tuesday.
"Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, former CM BS Yediyurappa, and BJP state President BY Vijayendra are trying to finish me off politically, but that's foolishness. They are trying to do to me what was done to Sangolli Rayanna, but they will not succeed," Siddaramaiah said while addressing a gat
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday criticized the Karnataka High Court's decision to stay the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case and said that it exposed "how justice is being delivered selectively."
"Why is the government focusing on Yeddyurappa only, among 53 complaints filed by the woman, including against her own children and husband? Why plot a sudden arrest three months after the complaint was filed?," the state BJP posted on X.
Former Chief Minister and Central BJP Parliamentary Board member B S Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that the BJP candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat B Y Raghavendra will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes and BJP-JDS alliance (NDA) candidates will also win all 28 seats in the L
BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda expressed his displeasure with the BJP and indicated that he could quit electoral politics.
A day before the counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday held a key meeting with top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from the state.
"BS Yeddyurappa (BSY) was not planning to retire, but he retired to make a BSY-free BJP. When they learned that there is no credible face in BJP, they again started roaming around holding hands with Yeddyurappa", MLA Kharge said.