Yediyurappa confident BJP will regain power in Karnataka

B.S. Yediyurappa, a senior BJP leader, expressed confidence that the party will regain power in Karnataka. He emphasized the need for unity within the party amid growing factional disputes. Factional tensions have surfaced, with some members calling for the removal of state BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra. Critics accuse him of aligning too closely with the ruling Congress party. Yediyurappa declined to comment on specific faction leaders but criticized the current Congress government for poor implementation of development schemes. He noted that concerns about budget allocations for north Karnataka are widely recognized.