Yeddyurappa Meets Bhardwaj

• Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister

  Flanked by nearly 70 MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa walked to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor HR Bhardwaj and handed over his resignation.

• Yeddyurappa, Governor meet; Karnataka deadlock to end?

  In a pitched political battle with the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa,  Governor HR Bhardwaj met him in Bangalore this evening and told Mr Yeddyurappa that he expects the Centre's decision on his recommendation for imposition of President's Rule by tomorrow. This means Mr Yeddyurappa will have to wait a day or two before the Governor ...

• Karnataka crisis: Yeddyurappa parades 122 MLAs, says 'majority proved'

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has met President Pratibha Patil and has paraded 122 MLAs before her to prove that he has the numbers in the Assembly. The Karnataka Governor issued a press communique soon after defending his decision to recommend President's Rule in the state. (Read: Karnataka Governor's statement) Chief Minister Yeddyurapp...

• Yeddyurappa parades 122 MLAs, says 'majority proved'

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has met President Pratibha Patil and has paraded 122 MLAs before her to prove that he has the numbers in the Assembly. Emerging from the meeting BJP president Nitin Gadkari said they had also requested the President to recall Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj. Mr Gadkari said Governor Bhardwaj's action was "unco...

• Karnataka crisis: BJP leaders meet PM, demands Governor's recall

  Leaders of the BJP-led NDA met the Prime Minister this evening and discussed the political crisis in Karnataka where the Governor has recommended President's Rule. The BJP has described this move as "a murder of democracy."Led by senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, the BJP demanded an immediate recall of the Governor, H R Bhardwaj. Mr. Advani als...

• BJP leaders meet President, demand Karnataka Governor's recall

  The BJP's senior-most leaders met President Pratibha Patil this morning, asking for the Governor of Karnataka to be sacked.A 15-page document submitted by leaders like LK Advani alleges that HM Bhardwaj has repeatedly proved that he does not act impartially but as "a Congress agent." The BJP alleges that the Governor is trying to topple a governmen...

• Karnataka crisis: BJP leaders to meet President today to seek Governor's recall

  The battle between Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyrurappa and Governor HR Bhardwaj is now being fully fought in the national capital. Top BJP leaders will be meeting President Pratibha Patil on Monday to demand the recall of the Governor.Late on Friday evening Bhardwaj had sanctioned the prosecution of the Chief Minister on corruption charges.Yed...

• Yeddyurappa meets BJP top brass in Delhi; party meeting President tomorrow

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has brought his battle with Governor H R Bhardwaj to Delhi. The BJP is upset that the Governor sanctioned prosecution against the chief minister on corruption charges and they will be seeking his recall. Mr Yeddyurappa has sought a meeting with the Home Minister and is working on a strategy to take on the Gov...

• Karnataka: Yeddyurappa meets his ministers to discuss next move

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is meeting with his ministers at his residence currently to discuss their next move following Governor HR Bhardwaj's sanction for his prosecution.Earlier in the day, Karnataka Law Minister Suresh Kumar and a few other cabinet ministers met the Governor to seek a copy of his order according sanction for prosec...

• Yeddyurappa seeks Karnataka Governor's recall, will meet PM soon

  The hostilities between Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Governor H R Bhardwaj have escalated.  Yeddyurappa sent another angry letter the Governor on Thursday,  after Bhardwaj's remarks about the Chief Minister in the media.In his letter, Yeddurappa has accused Bhardwaj of adopting a biased attitude towards him.Yeddyurappa has ...

• National battle against President's rule, warns BJP

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said Chief Ministers of eight BJP-ruled states would meet in Delhi on Tuesday to hold consultations in the backdrop of Governor HR Bhardwaj recommending imposition of President's Rule in the state.A BJP delegation would meet President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambar...

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  Opposition meets Governor, says sack BJP govt

  Opposition Congress and JD (S) on Monday demanded the immediate dismissal of the BJP government in Karnataka, questioning the method adopted in winning the trust vote.Soon after the trust vote, Congress and JDS members along with disqualified MLAs came in a procession from the state Assembly to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor HR Bhardwaj.Besides opposi...