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  BS Yediyurappa's granddaughter found dead at Bengaluru apartment

  India | January 28, 2022 16:43 IST

  BS Yediyurappa's granddaughter Soundarya was found hanging at a private apartment in Bengaluru.

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  Amid discontent over Cabinet exercise, Karnataka CM Bommai holds discussions with Yediyurappa

  India | August 14, 2021 20:16 IST

  The two leaders also discussed the prevailing political situation in the half-an-hour meeting held Yediyurappa's residence, sources close to the CM said.

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  Karnataka: Ex-CM Yediyurappa to get cabinet-rank facilities, says state govt

  India | August 07, 2021 21:00 IST

  This will be applicable until Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is in office, an official notification from the protocol wing of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) said.

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  Basavaraj Bommai chosen as the new Karnataka CM

  Hakikat Kya Hai | July 27, 2021 21:28 IST

  The BJP on Tuesday named Basavaraj Bommai as new Karnataka Chief Minister. Bommai, who is considered to be a confidante of outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, was the home minister of the state. Bommai, who joined the BJP in 2008, belongs to the Sadara Lingayat community. His father SR Bommai had also served as Karnataka CM in 1980s.

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  BJP names Basavaraj Bommai as new Karnataka CM, oath ceremony on Wednesday

  India | July 27, 2021 22:14 IST

  Bommai, who joined the BJP in 2008, belongs to the Sadara Lingayat community. His father SR Bommai had also served as Karnataka CM in 1980s.

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  Who will replace Yediyurappa as Karnataka CM? BJP central team to meet MLAs in Bengaluru today

  India | July 27, 2021 14:16 IST

  Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and G Kishan Reddy will be the BJP's central observers for the Karnataka legislative party meeting on Tuesday evening to elect a new leader to replace BS Yediyurappa as the state's CM.

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  Yediyurappa supporter allegedly commits suicide, caretaker CM expresses grief

  India | July 27, 2021 13:42 IST

  According to reports, Rajappa (Ravi), aged about 30, from Bommalapura in Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagara district, has allegedly ended his life, shocked by Yediyurappa's exit.

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  My father may have decided to quit last night, says BS Yediyurappa's daughter

  India | July 26, 2021 21:56 IST

  Arunadevi, who is also the women wing President of Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva-Langyat Mahasabha, told reporters that her father had always been an impulsive decision-0maker and sticks to his decisions 

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  Who will replace Yediyurappa? BJP leadership likely to pick Lingayat leader, say sources

  National | July 26, 2021 18:29 IST

  Sources said that names of deputy CM Laxman Savadi, Mining Minister Murugesh Nirani and Home Minister Basavaraj S Bommai are doing the rounds as frontrunners for the CM's chair.

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  Hours after Yediyurappa's resignation, his constituency Shikaripura shuts down as mark of protest

  India | July 26, 2021 18:11 IST

  Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's resignation on Monday, Shikaripura, the assembly constituency in Shivamogga district which he has represented seven times, was shut as a mark of protest by his supporters.

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  Yediyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM, BJP to appoint observers to select new CM

  India | July 26, 2021 16:01 IST

  Soon after Yediyurappa announced his resignation, the BJP leadership went into a huddle in Delhi to find a replacement for the 78-year-old leader. 

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  BS Yediyurappa: BJP's seasoned oarsman relents, but too early for political obituary

  India | July 26, 2021 14:18 IST

  It's too early to write a political obituary of 78-yr old Lingayat strongman and the 24X7 politician, the face of the party in the state for decades.

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  Who will be next CM of Karnataka after BS Yediyurappa resigns from his post

  Politics | July 26, 2021 13:43 IST

  BS Yediyurappa has announced his resignation as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, ending suspense on the possible change of guard in the state. He met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to submit his resignation. Yediyurappa's resignation comes on a day when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state is celebrating its second anniversary.

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  Breaking News: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa resigns

  News | July 26, 2021 13:04 IST

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has resigned from the post, ending suspense on the possible change of guard in the state. He will meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot later in the day to submit his resignation.

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  Karnataka minister Murugesh Nirani in Delhi amid speculations about CM Yediyurappa's exit

  National | July 25, 2021 23:41 IST

  Amid heightened speculations about Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's exit, state minister Murugesh Nirani arrived in the national capital on Sunday apparently to meet BJP leaders, party sources said.

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  Yediyurappa: Karnataka CM may resign, but the politician isn't done yet, predicts famous prophesier

  India | July 26, 2021 13:25 IST

  According to Bengaluru-based prophesier, it just might be an occasion when BSY would go back to functioning from behind the stage.

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  BS Yediyurappa breaks silence amid exit talks, says 'will do whatever high command wants'

  India | July 22, 2021 12:06 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and our national President J P Nadda have a special love and faith towards me, Yediyurappa said.

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  Lingayat pontiffs rally behind Yediyurappa amid Karnataka CM's replacement rumours

  India | July 21, 2021 18:34 IST

  A delegation of about 40 pontiffs met Yediyurappa under the leadership of Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, an influential Lingayat seminary in the state, and urged the BJP leadership to allow the Karnataka CM to complete his term.

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  Yediyurappa quashes resignation reports, says, 'have been asked to continue as Karnataka CM'

  India | July 17, 2021 19:52 IST

  Denying any discussion on alternative leadership, he emphasised that there was no dearth of substitute leaders in the BJP. However, he maintained that the party has given him the charge and he will work to strengthen the party by taking everyone along.

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  Karnataka CM Yediyurappa cites health reasons; likely to resign on July 26

  India | July 17, 2021 14:21 IST

  Earlier on Friday, Yediyurappa had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid speculation about possible changes in the state leadership and the Cabinet.