Who after yeddyurappa? It’s all plus and minus as mlas ignite faction war

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BJP national leader Arun Jaitley will arrive in Bangalore on Tuesday evening to break the deadlock on choosing a successor for outgoing chief minister BS Yeddyurappa even as rival camps


intensified their operations to swell their ranks. BJP national leader Arun Jaitley will arrive in Bangalore on Tuesday evening to break the deadlock on choosing a successor for outgoing


chief minister BS Yeddyurappa even as rival camps intensified their operations to swell their ranks. Raising the vigil to keep their flock together both Yeddyurappa and party president KS


Eshwarappa’s factions have been lodged in two separate five star hotels in the city as the leaders tried to poach on each others’ supporters. While MLAs loyal to Yeddyurappa have been lodged


in Hotel Chancery Pavilion on Residency Road under strict vigil, legislators of Eshwarappa’s and Ananth Kumar’s camp have been confined to Hotel Lalith Ashok. Yeddyurappa camp, rooting for


party MP DV Sadananda Gowda as next CM, has claimed its strength to be over 60 amid changing loyalties. The Eshwarappa group, backing rural development minister Jagadish Shettar as next CM,


has claimed the support of over 50 MLAs. The day saw the 11 BJP MLAs whose disqualification was quashed recently shift their loyalties from Yeddyurappa camp to Eshwarappa camp as they


arrived at Lalith Ashok. Sources said Eshwarappa camp could get the backing of Bellary’s Reddy brothers before August 3 when the new leader would be announced. As the rival factions


intensified their respective operations to net new supporters, Yeddyurappa camp is considering shifting its group to a private resort on the city’s outskirts. Late on Monday night,


Yeddyurappa along with family members met Eshwarappa to ensure Sadananda Gowda’s election by consensus. As the contest is heading for a close finish Jaitley is arriving in Bangalore to hold


one more round of talks with rival factions to evolve a consensus on choosing the new chief minister.