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B. S. Yeddyurappa GALLERY.
When BS Yeddyurappa led the BJP to form its first government in south India in Karnataka in May 2008, a BJP activist in Bangalore, in the midst of all the jubilation wondered aloud how long. Because just about anyone who has worked with Yeddyurappa in the party is familiar with his mercurial temper. Hence his ability to play an innings lasting five years was always suspect. For those in doubt, ask Venkaiah Naidu, whose laptop never switched on again, after Yeddyurappa 'powered' it ! Therefore it came as no surprise when he was asked to leave the field after three years in office. But Yeddyurappa who displayed all the qualities of a bad loser, wanted to become selector once he was booted out as captain. [caption id=attachment_487686 align=alignleft width=380 When BS Yeddyurappa led the BJP to
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who has been attacking his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for months now, said on Wednesday that he would leave the party in December and the decision was final. The BJP leaders do not want me and I do not need BJP. I will leave the party in December and none can change my decision, he told reporters on the margins of a function at Jigani on Bangalore's outskirts. [caption id=attachment_486465 align=alignleft width=380 Former Karnataka chief minister BS
strongBangalore:/strong Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday launched an attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for asking Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily without assessment of ground reality on water storage levels in this state. Yeddyurappa, who began a day-long dharna to protest the CRA order, demanded that the Prime Minister withdraw the diktat without delaying even for a moment. [caption id=attachment_480766 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong Former Chie
strongBangalore:/strong BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa today hit back at former Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda for endorsing BJP leader L K Advani's comments on the state of affairs in Karnataka BJP unit. Gowda is a former chief minister and I believe he will issue statements with a sense of responsibility. He should come out in the open and talk about corruption, if any, during my tenure as Chief Minister, Yeddyurappa told reporters here. Endorsing Advani's comments on BJP bungling in Karnataka, Gowda had said there were no instances of corruption during his tenure as Chief Minister and he had given clean governance. [caption id=attachment_408753 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong BJP strongm