Yediyurappa in trouble!

Recently several BJP MLAS from North Karnataka, especially those belonging to the Lingayat community — to which the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa belongs —held a meeting, in which they reportedly expressed displeasure over his style of functioning. The party insiders feel this could possibly be in view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha and Karnataka Legislative Council elections, to be held later this month.

Sources say the Congress-jd(s) rebels, who won the bypolls on BJP tickets last December, have set their eyes on ministerial berths, hoping for a possible government expansion after the Legislative Council polls. While some are persistent with their demand for ministerial berths and have put the CM in a fix, the Centre is unwilling to make all of them ministers.