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The group headed by former minister MP Renukacharya threw his weight behind Vijayendra and told that he has decided to fulfill the high command on the matter.
Karnataka BJP President by Vijayendra. (PTI file photo)
The BJP will not win ten seats in the assembly elections, if the head of the assured state is removed by Vijayendra, a group of supporters led by a former minister said on Wednesday and said that he decided to meet the high command on the matter. Is.
The group led by former minister MP Renukacharya threw their weight behind Vijayendra amid a factional rift in the BJP state unit, where Basnagauda Patil is pressurizing to remove the rival group Vijayendra under the leadership of Patil Yatnal.
Under the leadership of Renukacharya, consisting of several former ministers and MLAs, including Katta Subramanya Naidu, Sampangi, Hartal Halappa, Rupali Naik, Basavaraj Dadsugur, along with others, are seen as an assistant to Vijayendra.
“You (Yatnal faction) should be embarrassed. The criticism of Vijayendra and BS Yeddyurappa (Vijayendra’s father and experienced leader) is similar to criticizing Nad, Amit Shah and Modi. Beware of what you say. Today, you criticize Vijayendra and Yeddyurappa, and tomorrow, as its sequel, you will criticize Narendra Modi, Shah and Nadda, “Renukacharya said.
Talking to reporters here, he said, “We held an emergency meeting today. On 12 February, we will gather in large numbers, and we have also decided to go to Delhi. We will seek time from the leaders and request to control them (Yatnal and others). Vijayendra will continue as the state president, and he wants to stop it from happening in some way.
“We are embarrassed because of their conduct. The people involved in the Congress are questioning us what is happening in the BJP, “he said.
Vijayendra was appointed as the BJP President of the state in November 2023. His height caused ‘resentment’ within the BJP, many senior leaders repeatedly expressed their dissatisfaction with their leadership and style of functioning. Shikaripura MLA has been unable to fire.
Many leaders, especially Yatnal and Jerkiholi, are openly criticizing Vijayendra, accusing them of indulging in “Adjustment Politics” with the ruling Congress. He has also criticized him and his father, veteran leader Yeddyurappa, trying to keep the party under him. Control.
Saying that Yatnal and his team 23 district presidents and state president, Renukacharya said, “They claim that their fight will not stop, but they are not fighting against Vijayendra. They are actually fighting against the BJP. Are. “Seeing that the party lost in 2023 assembly elections due to the internal fight, the former minister said,” If Vijayendra is made to leave the post, the BJP will not get ten seats. ” National leader. Learn the situation; The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has 224 seats.
Alleging that the Congress had given Yattal and others “betel nut” against the BJP, he accused them of entering “understanding” with the ruling party instead of fighting against it.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and a syndicated news agency has been published from feed – PTI,
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Karnataka, India, India
