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The central command wanted to drive home the point that the party is more important than the individual.

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The high command wanted to install a leader who would tow their line and not someone like BSY who worked according to his own will. First, it was a challenge to choose BSY’s successor. It’s a known fact that the state BJP unit has been on tenderhooks ever since BSY was asked to resign as CM. The issue of taking BSY’s “guidance” was discussed in detail at the baithak but the question that is lurking at the back of everyone’s mind is, but “how?’’ But that is not worrying the top brass they seem to be more troubled over BSY’s non-committal silence and enigmatic neutral stand.Įvidently, as the sources pointed out, the party wanted to “hear” from the leader about what is to be done. It is clear to the BJP high command that issues like the police sub-inspector recruitment scam – where an AGDP level IPS officer was arrested – with accusations of a 40 per cent commission, are hugely responsible for the mood against the government. The party’s state-in-charge Arun Singh chaired the meeting attended by National General Secretary BL Santhosh, state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel, and influential leaders like CT Ravi, DV Sadananda Gowda, and Jagadish Shettar, apart from BSY himself.Īlso read: 75th birthday bash for Siddaramaiah leaves Karnataka Congress divided The party is not about to ignore the survey. Disturbingly for the BJP, the findings are pointing to an anti-incumbency mood in the state. It was held amid the backdrop of recent surveys conducted by its internal team as well as external agencies. The BJP state unit held a Chintan Manthan Baithak (brainstorming session) on July 15 to discuss the 2023 Assembly elections. That’s the reason the state BJP gave prominence to BSY at its recent baithak. His personal rapport with many top leaders in the Opposition, too, has added to his heft. But he continues to enjoy the position of being the leader of the Lingayat community.

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He has been the CM four times – not lasting a full term even once. If Karnataka is BJP’s lone bastion in the South, this has a lot to do with the charisma and command of BSY. Realising the importance of the BSY factor that will play a very important role in the 2023 elections, the BJP can ill-afford to cold shoulder the old-timer.Īssuming that the AHINDA base is firmly behind it, the Congress’ goal now is to win over the Vokkaliga community by keeping DK Shivakumar (DKS) in the forefront and propping him as an its alternative to BSY. In the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly elections next year, the spotlight seems to be on former Chief Minister and political warhorse BS Yediyurappa (BSY).Įven as the Congress harbours plans to capture the Lingayat vote bank in addition to its strong base of AHINDA (Minorities, Backwards and Dalits), the BJP has Yediyurappa, considered a tall leader of the Lingayat community. The BJP is now working cautiously to keep BSY in good humour but is also not yielding completely to his demands.