BJP today said it was "shocked, upset and unhappy" about the defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections and conceded that B S Yeddyurappa's exit was a factor in the rout.
As its top brass including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi hit the campaign trail in Karnataka slamming the BJP government over "corruption" and "bad governance", Congress today expressed confidence that people of the state are getting ready to "usher in a rule of sanity" by voting for it.
Seeking to take advantage of the political instability haunting ruling BJP in Karnataka, opposition Congress has decided to move a no-confidence motion against the Jagadish Shettar government during the winter session of legislatures commencing at Belgaum from December 5.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally named former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's aide Jagadish Shetter as the new CM of Karnataka. The selection of the new Chief Minister has, however, not been easy with outgoing CM Sadanand Gowda setting stiff conditions for quitting.
Estranged BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee is a "suitable man" for the post of President, but that the party central leadership would take an appropriate decision on the issue.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's wait to be reinstated was prolonged further today with the BJP indicating it will bide its time till the completion of CBI enquiry ordered against him by the Supreme Court before taking any step.
The Supreme Court today allowed a withdraw of a plea against the Karnataka High Court's order, quashing the FIR against former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the alleged illegal mining case.