Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa’s son and Shikaripura MLA BY Vijayendra will officially take charge as president of the Karnataka BJP unit on November 15. Vijayendra will replace Nalin Kumar Kateel.
BJP National President JP Nadda on Friday (November 10) appointed BY Vijayendra as the BJP President of Karnataka unit.
BY Vijayendra declared, ‘Today I met our former CM Basavaraj Bommai,’ adding that he would talk with BJP MLAs on choosing the Leader of the Opposition. My official take-over as the BJP state president in the party office will happen on this month’s 15th. I’ll talk about the choice of the Leader of the Opposition with our BJP MLAs on Thursday or Friday to gain their input.’
‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President JP Nadda are busy with the elections. I will go to Delhi on November 23 and discuss the election of Opposition leaders,’ he said as quoted by news agency ANI.
On November 17 (Friday), the BJP high command will officially announce the next Leader of Opposition from Karnataka.
Three senior leaders are reportedly the front-runners for the position. These include OBC member Sunil Kumar, 47, who has served as an MLA four times; CN Ashwathnarayan, 55, a four-time MLA from the Vokkaliga community; and R Ashok, 66, of Padhmanabhanagar, a seven-time MLA from the Vokkaliga community.
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