While all his men are pushing for a leadership change and rallying behind Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar for chief minister, belligerent BJP strongman B.S. Yeddyurappa seems to have altogether other plans up his sleeve.
In an apparent bid to strike a deal with the Congress, unknown to his supporters, Mr Yeddyur-appa secretly met governor H.R. Bhardwaj a week ago to explore the possibilities of dissolving the Assembly, clearly showing he is in no mood to accept even Mr Jagadish Shettar as chief minister.
He is believed to have had four secret meetings with the governor at Raj Bhavan recently.