B.S. Yeddyurappa resigns

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday consulted his staunch supporters on his further steps, including the conditions he would set, after being told by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to quit immediately following his indictment by the Lokayukta for the illegal mining in the state.Groups of the party held separate.

As per reports, eight ministers, two MPs and several BJP legislators have gathered at the Race Course residence of Yeddyurappa, who returned to Bangalore this morning after parleys with the BJP leadership in New Delhi which went on till 2 am.
Yeddyurappa’s backing for Gowda is being seen as his last ditch effort to retain his hold over Karnataka’s state politics. Gowda, is known for his clean image and is said to very close to Yeddyurappa. Gowda is a sitting Member of Parliament from the Uddupi Lok Sabha constituency and has served as the state president of BJP in the past. 
Interestingly, the BJP leadership is going to send senior leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh as central observers to elect a new leader of the state BJP’s legislative party tomorrow..