Yediyurappa meets Lingayat seers to garner support

Amid intense speculation about a possible leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met Lingayat seers in an attempt to garner support.

Yediyurappa, who is completing two years in office on July 26, had visited Delhi last week, during which he had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda.

The trip raised questions in some quarters if the party is now working out a succession plan.

On his return from the national capital, Yediyurappa had however, rubbished reports that he is on the way out, and asserted that the central leadership has asked him to continue in the post