B S Yediyurappa

Yediyurappa is presently in Delhi, and he is likely to join the probe after he returns, sources close to him said

The BJP had swept the 2019 general elections to Lok Sabha, bagging 25 of the total 28 seats in the state, while an independent backed by the party had also emerged victorious.

The BJP strongman has been booked under the Section 8 of the POCSO Act and the Section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code.

Raghavendra has been elected to Parliament from Shimoga three times. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and in the 2018 by-election, he defeated Geetha's brother Madhu Bangarappa, who is now the minister in the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. Madhu was then with JD(S).

Jagadish Shettar, ex-Karnataka CM, credited B Y Vijayendra and B S Yediyurappa for a 5-6 month process to return to BJP.

The decision on seat-sharing is left to the central leaders, he said adding that he neither has any say in this matter nor will he suggest.

Former Karnataka CM, who joined the Congress party after BJP denied him an assembly election ticket, says he has never delivered emotional or hateful speeches to whip up emotion among the innocent public and is now with a party that holds similar views.

Terming speculations regarding his replacement ahead of 2023 Assembly polls as ”baseless” and ”falsehood”, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said his government is stable and will continue to remain so and that he will work much harder for the state and the BJP.

"I'm not contesting, Vijayendra will be contesting from Shikaripura. I pray to the people of Shikaripura with folded hands to make him victorious with a margin bigger than mine," Yediyurappa said.

The FIR was registered by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police on December 21, 2015, on a private complaint filed by Reddy for the offence under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Responding to a question on speculation on a leadership change in the state, the former Chief Minister, who was replaced by Basavaraj Bommai said, according to him there will be no such changes.

Yediyurappa said no one should speak in a derogatory way against a leader like Rahul Gandhi for whom his party workers have respect.

Karnataka speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said the award was instituted on the suggestions of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who had said that all the legislative assemblies and councils should honour their best members.

Public spats among prominent Congress party leaders in states like Punjab and Chhattisgarh could hurt the party's chances in state assembly polls and the 2024 general election.

Veteran leader BS Yediyurappa on July 26 said that he is resigning as Karnataka Chief Minister, the day his government completed two years in office. Yediyurappa broke down in the state assembly while announcing his resignation.

Yediyurappa handed over his resignation to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on July 26 afternoon.

BS Yediyurappa resigns: The outgoing CM broke down in the state assembly while announcing his resignation.

The 76-year old, who acted in movies in five languages, was suffering from age-related ailments and was undergoing treatment for quite some time, her family sources added.

The Chief Minister also said that he feels proud to have paid back to the people of Shivamogga district and his Shikaripura constituency, by ensuring its all round development.

The party high command is likely to give directions on July 25 regarding my future as the Chief Minister and I will continue to perform my duties till the last minute and thereafter will work for strengthening the BJP with an aim to bring it back to power, Yediyurappa added.