TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru/ The exit of Congress-Janata-Dal-Secular coalition government in Karnataka has paved way for the Bharatiya Janata Party into power corridors of the state.
Following this win its state unit president BS Yeddyurappa is likely to stake claim to form the government, if accomplished, it would be his fourth stint as chief minister of the state.
76-year-old Yeddyurappa first took over as the chief minister of Karnataka in 2007, but could hold on to the post for mere seven days after the JD-S withdrew support and President’s rule was imposed in the state.
He again made way to the coveted post in 2008 but again owing to corruption charges failed to complete a full term. During his second term, he held the post from May 2008 to July 2011. He had to resign following the accusations of corruption charges in illegal land deregulation notification scam.