New Delhi: In the last 44 months, nearly one-third of the BJP government has resigned on charges ranging from rape to corruption in Karnataka. It is a record and a shameful one at that:
- The total sanctioned strength of Karnataka Cabinet is 34 including the chief minister.
- 1 chief minister (BS Yeddyurappa) and 11 ministers have resigned till now.
- 4 ministers resigned over sleaze. Ex-Chief Minister BS Yedyurappa allegedly had relations with a Cabinet minister. Excise Minister Renukacharya was caught kissing a nurse. The nurse claimed Renukacharya had raped and threatened her. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Haratalu Halappa was allegedly caught on camera raping a close aide's wife. He was in jail, but is now out on bail....
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Bangalore: In a relief to former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, the Lokayukta police on Monday gave a clean chit to him in a private complaint that alleged irregularities by him in awarding an irrigation project to a private firm for pecuniary gains. The Lokayukta police in its report submitted in the Lokayukta court declared that it found no evidence against Yeddyurappa after it probed the charges by JDS leader... 
New Delhi: BJP leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil on Monday seeking the removal of Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj even as a defiant Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa brought his battle to the capital on Sunday accusing him of trying to fulfil his individual political ambitions. On a day's visit, Yeddyurappa met senior leaders LK Advani and Arun Jaitley to chalk out a strategy to deal with the political situation arising... 
Bangalore: There is more evidence that Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurrappa and sons have been annexing land and breaking the rule book at will. Yeddyurrappa had declared before the Lokayukta that he owns 9.5 acres of land in his home district of Shimoga. The information accessed by CNN-IBN showed that the land was converted to industrial land just months after he became the chief minister. The Violation: His declared... 
