BS Yediyurappa resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister

Bengaluru, July 26: Putting the fullstop over the ongoing speculation over his resignation, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday stepped down from his post. Yediyurappa made the announcement while delivering a speech at a function to mark the completion of his two years in office.

After announcing his resignation, he went to the Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who in turn accepted it.

 

 

In his emotional speech, he said, "I am resigning from this post. I am meeting Governor Thavarchand Gehlot after lunch and submitting my resignation."  He added, "Every moment of my political life was an agnipariksha."

 

 

 

“I have a debt to pay back to the people of Karnataka. I ask officers and MLAs that people have lost trust in all of us. We should work harder and in a clean honest way. Many officials are honest. All should become that. Bangalore is being developed into a world-class city,” he said.

 

 

 

 

He also thanked the BJP central leadership and said he would meet the state's governor shortly." I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for allowing me to continue even after 75 years of age. I will be involved in party-building activities in future," he said.

 

"I was born in Bhukanakere in Mandya and started his political career in Shivamogga. It was the people of Shikaripura who blessed me seven times and sent me to the Vidhana Soudha. With your permission, I have decided that after lunch I will meet the Governor and tender my resignation... I am not sad but I am content," said an emotionally charged Yediyurappa.

 

 

During the speech, Yediyurappa termed his tenure for two years as "trial by fire", recalling that he had to run the administration without a cabinet in the initial days, followed by devastating floods and coronavirus among other issues.

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