Bangalore: BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is all set to resign from the party and his assembly membership today, severing his 40-year-old association with it.
"I will go in a march along with my supporters to Vidhana Soudha (Assembly) at 12 noon and submit resignation to my assembly membership", Mr Yeddyurappa, who has rejected calls to remain in BJP, told reporters at Shikaripura, his home town in Shimoga district.
The 70-year-old Lingayat leader is credited with bringing BJP to power in Karnataka, making it as the first ever party government in the south.
He asserted that he was firm on his resolve to launch his new regional party "Karnataka Janata Party" (KJP), which would formally come into existence on December 9 at Haveri.
Mr Yeddyurppa and his loyalists have been claiming that at least 50 legislators were keen on joining KJP.
Mr Yeddyurappa turned more belligerent after BJP rebuffed his repeated attempts to regain chief ministership and refused to at least make him the state unit party chief. Enraged over what he called as 'betrayal' by his party leaders, Mr Yeddyurappa decided to bid a good bye to BJP and float his regional party.
"I will go in a march along with my supporters to Vidhana Soudha (Assembly) at 12 noon and submit resignation to my assembly membership", Mr Yeddyurappa, who has rejected calls to remain in BJP, told reporters at Shikaripura, his home town in Shimoga district.
The 70-year-old Lingayat leader is credited with bringing BJP to power in Karnataka, making it as the first ever party government in the south.
He asserted that he was firm on his resolve to launch his new regional party "Karnataka Janata Party" (KJP), which would formally come into existence on December 9 at Haveri.
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Mr Yeddyurppa and his loyalists have been claiming that at least 50 legislators were keen on joining KJP.
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Mr Yeddyurappa turned more belligerent after BJP rebuffed his repeated attempts to regain chief ministership and refused to at least make him the state unit party chief. Enraged over what he called as 'betrayal' by his party leaders, Mr Yeddyurappa decided to bid a good bye to BJP and float his regional party.
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