The BJP is now going towards east after north and south as the Central leadership is now considering replacing the Chief Minister in its Northeastern ruling state of Tripura.
While several names are on the card, the BJP will most likely be picking a leader from the Lingayat Community as the Chief Minister as this community gives a strong voter base for BJP in Karnataka.
His resignation was widely expected on Monday as the result of a political crisis in the state where the veteran politician had earned a pile of rebels from within the party in his two-year term.
For BJP, losing Yediyurappa's stronghold is equal to losing the Lingayat community- the strong vote bank for the Central ruling party that pillars the party's reign in the state.
As the rebellion grows against Yediyurappa, it has been reported that the BJP's central leadership will consider expanding the cabinet in Karnataka to accommodate the rebels.
However, in his reply to Yediyurappa on July 4, MK Stalin had urged the Karnataka Chief Minister not to continue the Mekedatu project as it would affect the availability of water to Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has called an all-party meeting in the state to discuss the matter, which has been long-simmering, with the representations of all the parties.
Recently, MK Stalin has reiterated the Tamil Nadu government's opposition to the project and said that the project poses an adversarial impact on the interests of the farmers in Tamil Nadu.
In the morning hours of Thursday, Rekha was distributing food packets at Anjanappa garden during which three men had attacked with machetes and hacked her to death.
