Bengaluru: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, took charge as the President of Karnataka BJP unit at a simple ceremony here at the party office on April 14. 
Speaking at a party event organised to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, BSY said, “Congress is a sinking ship. Our party men have to work hard to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of Congress-free India by achieving the goal of “Congress-free Karnataka”.
“I assure you, I have no personal matters here on. I will not let you sit silent; we all party workers have to put in our best efforts. At present we have 47 MLAs, we have to make it 150,” he said.
Alleging that Sangh Parivar workers were being killed in Kerala, he said, “There is not even a single MLA but despite all this, best efforts are being made to strengthen the organisation. We will have to take Kerala as an example.”
“There is no Kerala-like situation in any of our districts. If we make up our mind and put in efforts and work together we can reach our goal,” he added.
The ceremony was attended by former BJP Chief Prahlad Joshi, a Lok Sabha member, Union ministers Ananth Kumar and Siddeshwar, party’s state in charge Muralidhar Rao, Opposition Leader Jagadish Shettar and other state leaders.
Party high command appointed Yeddyurappa as party chief on April 8 with the specific responsibility of bringing BJP back to power in the 2018 assembly election.
BSY was forced to resign as the Chief Minister in 2011 on charges of corruption. He quit the party and formed his own outfit, Karnataka Janata Party, which failed to make a mark.
He returned to BJP following the announcement of Modi as party’s prime ministerial candidate ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
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