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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
TopicB. S. Yediyurappa

Topic: B. S. Yediyurappa

From marginalising Yediyurappa to expelling his main detractor, BJP has come full circle in Karnataka

BJP decided to expel MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal over his attacks on Yediyurappa & for defying high command’s orders. It also signals a strong warning to warring factions and dissenters.

Spree of show cause notices & now Karnataka MLA’s expulsion, BJP cracks down on party ‘indiscipline’

Party functionaries say show cause notices are meant to create ‘perception of discipline’, while others claim issuance of notice itself is a form of action.

Blowing up police stations to murders of MLAs, the life of slain Maoist commander Chalapathi

Born in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, Chalapathi joined the Maoists sometime in the 1980s and first rose to become east division secretary of banned outfit around 2010.

Knives out for Yediyurappa & son, rebel group shakes up Karnataka BJP while top brass stays mum

At least 5 senior BJP legislators met at a resort in Belagavi Sunday. The rebels are now planning their own march to highlight alleged corruption in Valmiki development corporation.

Trouble in alliance as BJP eyes JD(S) bastions in Karnataka MLC polls in its bid to ‘conquer the south’

The sticking point is the Karnataka South Teachers, where the BJP and the JD (S) have fielded their own candidates. The tug-of-war comes at a turbulent time for the JD(S).

Shah’s stern message as rebellion brews in Karnataka BJP — ‘rally behind Modi or face consequences’ 

Ticket distribution has caused dissent in at least nine seats. However, BJP’s central leadership has given dissidents two choices — fall in line or face consequences

Ticket denials trigger ‘proxy war’ in Karnataka BJP. Eshwarappa leads charge against Yediyurappa

Dissent boils over as leaders accuse Yediyurappa of favouring his family & circle for tickets. KS Eshwarappa says he will stand as Independent against ex-CM's son in Shivamogga.

‘Softened global inflation’ – a call for party? & ‘artichoke’ – Delhi’s new art gallery

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP gifted khadi vouchers to office employees on Diwali. Nobody was impressed

Back in Karnataka, the BJP rekindles family ties by appointing BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra as party state president.

Karnataka BJP MLAs threaten to skip winter session if LoP isn’t appointed, post vacant since May defeat

Several names doing rounds for Leader of Opposition post such as Bommai, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal & C.N. Ashwath Narayan but no decision taken yet by central leadership, it is learnt.

On Camera

Arvind Kejriwal is paying the price for the politics he created

What Modi govt is doing to Arvind Kejriwal is wrong. But would there ever have been a Modi govt if Kejriwal and his India Against Corruption movement had not destroyed the UPA?

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.