PM's Chat With BSY During Party Meet Sparks Buzz Over BJP's Karnataka Plan
NDTV
BS Yediyurappa's meeting with PM Modi has raised speculation about a turn in fortune for the four-time Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 15-minute meeting with Karnataka's former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday on the sidelines of the BJP national executive.
Karnataka is one of the states going to polls this year. Poll strategy for these nine states was the key agenda of the ongoing two-day executive meet in New Delhi, which is being attended by PM Modi and the key leaders and ministers of the party.
Since being removed from the top post in Karnataka - the only southern state where the BJP has made a breakthrough - Mr Yediyurappa, who has a large base of Lingayat supporters, has been keeping a low profile. But with the polls approaching, the BJP's original strongman in the south has been elevated to the parliamentary board - the party's highest decision-making body.
The meeting with PM Modi has raised speculation about a turn in fortune for the four-time Chief Minister of Karnataka.
