Bengaluru: BS Yediyurappa submitted his resignation to Governor Thawarchand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan today. He emerged from meeting the Governor and said that party leaders will decide on the next CM.
Yediyurappa broke down at a two-year celebration of his government today while announcing his resignation.
Talking to reporters outside Governor’s house, he said that his resignation has been accepted.
“Don’t take me otherwise, with your permission… I have decided that after lunch I will go to the Raj Bhavan and submit my resignation as the Chief Minister to the Governor,” Yediyurappa had said with a choked voice, as he turned emotional.
“Nobody pressurised me to resign. I did it on my own so that someone else can take over as CM after the completion of 2 years of govt. I’ll work to bring BJP back in power in the next election. I’ve not given the name of anyone who should succeed me,” he added.
As BS Yediyurappa tendered his resignation as chief minister to Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot this afternoon, many names are popping up as front-runners to replace him.
Former Chief Minister and leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah took to Twitter to blast the government for being ‘busy in power politics instead of helping people in distress’. His comments came in the wake of loss of lives and crops due to floods in various districts of the state.
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