BS Yediyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM
Expressing surprise at the announcement of her resignation, outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s elder daughter SY Arunadevi on Monday said her father must have taken the decision before going to bed on Sunday night.
Arunadevi, who is also the president of the women’s wing of the Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva-Langyat Mahasabha, told reporters that her father has always been an impulsive decision-maker and sticks to his decisions.
“None of us (Yeddyurappa’s children) were aware of what message he wanted to convey during the two-year anniversary convention. It came as a surprise to all of us. He made the decision at that very moment or Might have taken it before leaving. To sleep on a Sunday night, which is my hunch,” she said.
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Arunadevi also said that no such message has come from anyone asking him to resign. She said that due to her father’s nature, she would not leave public life and would continue to work at the same place.
“I don’t think rare people like my father can ever think of retiring politically or otherwise. I will go by his words, he has often been saying that his aim is to ensure that the BJP is in Karnataka in 2023. Keep power. I have faith in him and his vision,” she said.
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