Yeddyurappa: The man who never takes it easy | The Indian Express

Yeddyurappa: The man who never takes it easy | The Indian Express

Written by Venkatesh Kannaiah |Updated: July 26, 2019 10:40:12 am

Venkatesh Kannaiah is indianexpress.com's consulting editor for South India

Yeddyurappa: The man who never takes it easy

Not the one to miss any opportunity, Yeddyurappa sensed a possibility of returning to power amid contradictions that was building up within the Congress-Janata Dal(Secular) alliance after its loss in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Yeddyurappa in a way represents northern Karnataka’s grievances and its wish and right to be heard in the corridors of power in Bengaluru.

All set to become the chief minister of Karnataka for the fourth time, B S Yeddyurappais not known for letting things drift off easily. People who know him describe him as ‘stubborn’. Not the one to miss any opportunity, Yeddyurappa sensed a possibility of returning to power amid contradictions that was building up within the Congress-Janata Dal(Secular) alliance after its loss in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, including the shock defeat of veterans like Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge and Nikhil Kumaraswamy.