After months of speculation, the Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa on Monday announced that he is resigning as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. While Yediyurappa’s successor is yet to be named, he may continue as the caretaker Chief Minister till his replacement is confirmed.

Yediyurappa earlier on Sunday said he will take an appropriate decision, once he receives directions from the BJP high command regarding his continuation in the post. “By (Sunday) evening once it comes, you will also get to know about it. Once it comes I will take an appropriate decision,” Yediyurappa said in response to a question whether the directions from the party high command in Delhi were expected on Sunday.

Yediyurappa served as the Chief Minister for two years after he took office on 26 July, 2019. This was his fourth term as Chief Minister. He previously served as Chief Minister for a week in November 2007 and was then Chief Minister for three years from 2008 to 2011. He resigned in July 2011 in the wake of an anti-corruption report on an illegal mining scam.

He took office as Chief Minister again in 2018 for two days before his government was toppled by the JD(S)-Congress coalition government. A year later, following the collapse of the coalition government, the BJP formed the government in Karnataka again. Seventeen legislators from Congress and JD(S) resigned and later joined the BJP to help Yediyurappa take charge for a fourth term as Chief Minister.

News Source : Indian Express