Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday consulted his staunch supporters on his further steps, including the conditions he would set, after being told by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to quit immediately following his indictment by the Lokayukta for the illegal mining in the state.

Embattled state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa who landed in Bengaluru airport after a week in Mauritius, told the waiting media that he would not step down.

“My government will complete its term an

Embattled Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who landed in Bengaluru airport after a week in Mauritius, told the waiting media that he would not step down.

On a day when the Union Cabinet chose not to take a call on Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj’s recommendation for President’s rule, Janata Dal(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh not only to press for imposition of Central rule but also to assure him of requisite numbers to support the decision in the Rajya Sabha.

Veteran social reformer Anna Hazare said on Thursday that he will continue his fast until death, if his demand for a role for the civil society in drafting the anti-corruption Lokpal bill is not met.

Veteran social reformer Anna Hazare said on Thursday that he will continue his fast until death, if his demand for a role for the civil society in drafting the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill is not met.

He may have got the thumbs-down from BJP patriarch L.K. Advani but embattled Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who admitted to wrong-doing when he met BJP central leaders in back-to-back meetings all through Monday and Tuesday, may just live to die another day.

Embattled Karnataka chief minister B.S.

In the first instance of any leader facing a trial of strength in the Legislative Assembly twice in four days, Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will go through another trust vote on the invitation of state governor H.R. Bhardwaj on Thursday, a move which provided a new turn to the much-complicated political situation in the southern state.