Party President Rajnath Singh ruled out change of leadership in the state saying it is not negotiable as top leaders conveyed to Tourism Minister and dissident leader Janardhana Reddy that some of their demands could be met, party sources said.
This includes removal of Karandlaje, who is said to be close to the Chief Minister and whose ouster is one of the major demands of the Reddy brothers, the sources said.
The other points in the compromise formula are meeting the demands like making Speaker Jagdish Shettar a Cabinet Minister and transfer of the Chief Minister's Principal Secretary P V Baligar, they said.
It was not immediately clear whether the compromise formula was acceptable to the dissidents.
In an effort to resolve the crisis stalking the first BJP government in the South, top party leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar held a series of meetings among themselves and with Janardhana Reddy.
The party leaders told him that his public comments against the Chief Minister were not acceptable.
Naidu, who along with other senior leaders Ananth Kumar, Sushma Swaraj and Jaitley held discussions with Janardhana Reddy, said "the crisis will be resolved in a day or two."
Janardhana Reddy parried questions on whether the reported compromise formula was acceptable to him.
"I will not meet the Chief Minister. Why are you asking me this? Why should I meet him? I will not meet the CM at all," he shot back at reporters after the meeting.
Reddy, who has been camping here for last three days, said he has met all the senior party leaders, including Rajnath Singh, and explained to them in detail "what I have been saying for the past five six days."
Mentioning all the leaders, including L K Advani by name, he expressed the hope that the party high command would take a "very very good decision" in the interest of the state, party and development.
He voiced confidence that the party would provide "good leadership" to the state.
Reddy, along with his brother Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy has been spearheading campaign against Yeddyurappa.
Earlier Yeddyurappa sought to reach out to the dissidents, saying he was "trying his level best" to meet Janardhana Reddy and his brother Karunakara Reddy.
Reddy, however, immediately rebuffed him, saying "I will not meet the Chief Minister at all".
The Chief Minister, who arrived here last night to meet central party leaders, had said he was trying to meet the Reddy brothers (Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy and Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy) to resolve the crisis.
Source: PTI
If BJP has spine it should show these blackmailers the door being a cadre party. Remember no one who left the nationalist party has won again. A word to BJP. If you need power only, then get degenerated like many other minor state parties. If you need to build a nationalist India, forget about the money power . and concentrate on building the cadre and good alliances.
The poor people of india is being harassed and exploited by such unscruplous and greedy businessmen. When we would see a P.M. with an iron will to rule this country with might ?.If we allow the country to be spoiled by a few unprincipled and unpatriotic people, the dream India of our freedom fighters and nationalists like Deendayalji would remain as a mirage. I shed my tears and bow my head in shame.
The Yeddy vs. Reddy match is on expected lines. Any government formed on purchased support is bound to meet such a fate. BJP's 'Operation Kamal' was to purchase support of MLA's who won on other party tickets and as independents and this brazen act was a slap on the democratic process. The BJP leaders(?) were patting on their own back when they purchased enough to form a government. Now the BJP is paying for the sin. Reddys want their pound of flesh.
This is a lesson to the public. But has the public learnt?
We have recommended to Rajnath Singhji to remove the Ruddy brothers as they are blot for the Kannadiga bretheren
Let us get on with the job of nation building instead of cabinet breaking