Karnataka: BJP bows to Yeddyurappa, Gowda quits

Marya Shakil, CNN-IBN | Jul 08, 2012 at 09:14pm


New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has stepped down. After a meeting with BJP president Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Gowda has returned to Bangalore to demit office. BJP MLAs will formally elect Jagadish Shettar as the new Chief Minister on Tuesday. With this development, the non-stop political drama in Karnataka appears to be over, for the time being.

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