Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who is facing serious crisis following rebellion of 14 BJP legislators including three ministers, has dropped two prominent dissident ministers from his cabinet today. They are Fisheries Ministers Anand Asnotikar and Munciple administration Minister Balachandra Jarakiholi. These ministers are leading the group of discordant legislators. Mr. Yeddyurappa announced the decision before leaving for Kerala. He expressed the confidence of winning the floor test on the 11th of this month. With the dropping of two more from his ministry the number of ministers who were sacked since yesterday has reached six. Meanwhile senior National leader of BJP Venkaiah Naidu has rushed to the state in a bid to resolve the crisis.
News On AIR | October 7, 2010 11:53 AM
Yeddyurappa sacks two more ministers from cabinet