In Karnataka, the legislative party meeting that was scheduled on Friday evening by the BJP to elect Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s successor was cancelled. Central BJP observers Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley held series of meetings with the party MLAs. On Friday evening they met Yeddyurappa at his official residence.Sources in BJP said that some MLAs and MPs have expressed their desire to retain Yeddyurappa as their leader in the state. But BJP party observer for Karnataka Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Parliamentary Board decision seeking the resignation of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is final and change in leadership will be smooth. He denied that parallel meetings were being held in the city and factionism had crept in to the party.