Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday dismissed rumours about his resignation, asserting that these were not at all true. Today, he met Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda. After meeting Amit Shah, Yediyurappa said that the home minister asked him to work hard to come back to power in Karnataka and also the party must win more seats in Lok Sabha elections due in 2024.
“Home Minister Amit Shah said that we will win 100% in UP and in Karnataka, we have a bright future. He said to take the responsibility of strengthening the party in Karnataka. I assure you I will not step back and will take complete responsibility,” Yediyurappa added. On Saturday, the Karnataka Chief Minister dismissed rumours about his resignation, saying that these were not true.
He said BJP chief J P Nadda had told him to strengthen the party and bring it back to power in the state. He also said that in his meeting with Nadda, they also discussed about the development of the BJP in Karnataka. On Friday, Yediyurappa had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The series of meetings in the national capital with top central leaders come at a time political circles are abuzz with speculation of Yediyurappa being replaced as the chief minister.
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