Yeddyurappa hopes crisis will end soon

Bangalore, Nov 4 (PTI) Ahead of his meeting with the
central leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), which has
summoned him in the face of a revolt against him, southwestern
state Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday
expressed hope that the impasse would end soon.
"All the confusion that has arisen now will come to an
end soon," he told reporters here as he left for Hubli en
route to Delhi for parleys with the party top brass over the
turmoil in the BJP's first-ever government in the south.
Ignoring BJP President Rajnath Singh's assertion that
Yeddyurappa would remain the Chief Minister, the rebels led
by mining magnets Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy and his
brother and Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy were adamant on
his removal.
"I will be meeting Janardhana Reddy and Karunakara Reddy
in Delhi at the residence of senior leader Sushma Swaraj
tomorrow", Yeddyurappa said.
Swaraj has been asked to negotiate with the rebel
leaders to defuse the crisis threatening the 18-month-old
government.
Three rounds of talks Swaraj held with Janaradhana Reddy
on Tuesday have failed to break the imbroglio as the rebel
leader stood his ground, saying they would not settle for
anything less than removal of Yeddyurappa, whose style of
functioning has come under the attack of the dissidents.
When his attention was drawn to Karunakara Reddy's
statement that the central leadership has not ruled out a
change of guard, Yeddyurappa said, "What the high command says
is important". PTI MSR
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