Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has said that he would tender his resignation on Sunday, falling in line with the party's directive.
In a signed statement that was read out to the media outside the residence of Chief Minister by loyalist minister Basavaraj Bommai, Yeddyurappa said he had already issued a statement in Thursday that he would tender his resignation on July 31st following the decision of the party's parliamentary board and instruction from BJP central leaders.
But he said, despite his statement, even now, some media is misleading the public about his non-resignation, which is not at all true. In addition he also said that he will be submitting his resignation on the afternoon of 31st July and there will be no confusions with respect to it.
On asking about the Yeddyurappa's demands to the high-command, the water resources minister Bommai said the Chief Minister had a very private meeting with the BJP top leaders Jaitley and Singh and he was unaware of their discussions.
Significantly, a group of ministers and MLAs loyal to Yeddyurappa who had refused to meet the central leaders to give their opinion on the succession issue has now changed their mind.
The chief minister's camp had claimed the support of 74 MLAs on Friday, a number which is believed to have diminished.
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