BS Yeddyurappa exits BJP

Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, popularly known as B. S. Yeddyurappa , is all set to resign from the primary members ship of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the former Chief Minister of Karnatka.

The 70-year-old Lingayat leader, Yeddyurappa once was the strongest leader of BJP, who worked for the party now declared his exit from Bharatiya Janata Party.

This will be a big blow for the BJP in the south India. It has been speculated for last couple of months about Yeddyurappa leaving the BJP.

Yeddyurappa will resign from the BJP as well as from MLAship on Friday, 30 Nov 2012, media reported that he would send his resignation to Speaker KG Bopaiah.

Yeddyurappa told media that he would formally join the Karnataka Janatha Paksha in December.