Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday once again ruled out the possibility of a leadership change in the State, even as senior Minister K S Eshwarappa acknowledged that a section within the party is of the view that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa should be replaced. The statements have come as the BJP national general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh’s three-day visit to the State begins on Wednesday amid speculations in some quarters about leadership change. “There is no question of leadership change.
Chief Minister Yediyurppa will remain in the post for the next two years,” Kateel told reporters. However, Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa conceded that some within the party are proposing that the Chief Minister should be replaced. “What you are saying is right, some have proposed that the Chief Minister should be changed, while a few others are proposing that he (Yediyurappa) should continue as the Chief Minister; a few have…
