Bangalore: Faced with a serious rebellion threatening the stability of the first-ever BJP government in the south, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today sacked four dissident ministers and accused the opposition Congress and JDS of attempting to topple his government.
On a day of swift developments, Yeddyurappa recommended to Governor H R Bhardwaj to drop from the Cabinet - Shivaraj Thangadagi, Venkataramanappa, P M Narendraswamy and D Sudhakar.
The sacked ministers were independents who had lent crucial support to Yeddyurappa when the BJP failed to get majority in the May 2008 Assembly polls.
Yeddyurappa said two-three senior ministers would be asked to quit to pave way for induction of five or six new faces into his Cabinet shortly.