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		<title>Congress Accuses BJP For The Resignation Of Karnataka CM</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following B S Yediyurappa passed down his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, the Congress blamed the BJP of “atrocious maladministration” and “trying to dictate BSY to offer his resignation.” Congress politician Randeep Singh Surjewala stated in a twitter message that &#8220;Delhi&#8217;s despotism decides CM&#8217;s, not the will of BJP&#8217;s MLA&#8217;s.&#8221; [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following B S Yediyurappa passed down his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, the Congress blamed the BJP of “atrocious maladministration” and “trying to dictate BSY to offer his resignation.”</p>
<p>Congress politician Randeep Singh Surjewala stated in a twitter message that &#8220;Delhi&#8217;s despotism decides CM&#8217;s, not the will of BJP&#8217;s MLA&#8217;s.&#8221; Surjewala went on to say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi &#8220;habitually abuses and compulsorily puts top BJP Leaders in the trash of history.&#8221;</p>
<p>Surjewala added that B S Yediyurappa is the “latest member of the ‘mandatory retirement club,” saying, “The embarrassment, agony, and humiliation showered upon Sh. B.S.Yediyurappa by Modi ji, mandating his withdrawal, makes him PM&#8217;s newest victim and part of the ‘forced retirement club.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/congress-accuses-bjp-for-the-resignation-of-karnataka-cm">Congress Accuses BJP For The Resignation Of Karnataka CM</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>BL Santhosh Anticipated To Be The Successor Of Karnataka CM</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With the changeover of command fast approaching, the BJP&#8217;s high brass is considering recommending the party&#8217;s current national general secretary, BL Santhosh, as the replacement to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. The talk of a shift of guard acquired unusual traction in the state when the 78-year-old Lingayat strongman and the BJP&#8217;s ageing symbol in [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the changeover of command fast approaching, the BJP&#8217;s high brass is considering recommending the party&#8217;s current national general secretary, BL Santhosh, as the replacement to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.</p>
<p>The talk of a shift of guard acquired unusual traction in the state when the 78-year-old Lingayat strongman and the BJP&#8217;s ageing symbol in Karnataka announced on July 23 that he would follow the party high command&#8217;s judgment on whether to continue as chief minister or to resign.</p>
<p>According to top BJP bureaucrats in New Delhi, in addition to Santhosh, the top management is considering four deputy chief ministers, including Laxman Suvadi, who belonged to the Lingayat minority, which is one of the largest in Karnataka, accounting for almost 15% of the population of the state.</p>
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