Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 2: According to reliable sources from BJP in New Delhi, the possibility of change of leadership cannot be ruled out in Karnataka due to the huge embarrassment that the party is facing not only in the state, but also at the national level after former CM and BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa's passed the comment '22 Lok Sabha seats victory after Pulwama attack'.
Even four days after the comment, though BSY himself clarified that his statement had been distorted, Pakistan national TV channels, social media in India and abroad, and also some TV channels and online portals in India, continuously referred his statement as a matter of politicising the Pulwama incident and aftermath.
Moreover, some of the state BJP leaders too are disappointed with Yeddyurappa’s comment and facing huge embarrassment from opposition leaders and media.
It is understood that BJP’s national president Amit Shah was upset and embarrassed after BSY's statement got circulated in all sections and forms media in India and abroad. While the BJP chief Amit Shah as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the opposition for politicising Pulwama attack and the ongoing India-Pakistan tension, the opposition is using BSY's statement as a weapon to embarrass the party and PM.
Since the intensity of the issue refuses to die down even after four days, it is gathered that senior BJP leaders have advised Amit Shah to sack Yedyurappa from the state president’s post so that BJP can attack opposition strongly and take advantage of positive waves the party has been receiving recently.
One of BJP leaders from state, on anonymity, said that, after realising the mistake, Yedyurappa is praising PM Modi and RSS much more than before, to make-up and grab attention from the national level leadership.
Other senior BJP leader from state said that, since just few weeks away from general election, change of state leadership is highly unlikely.