That is because the BJP central leadership had begun the process of searching for an alternative to replace the ageing leader. It is not that the party high command has set aside its plans to find an alternative leader. “Everyone knows that Mr. Yediyurappa is getting old and the party needs an alternative leader who can revitalise administrative machinery through fresh ideas and energy. Mr. Yediyurappa’s political detractors feel that any of these allegations transforming into a legal tangle may expedite the process of finding a successor. The game of suspense has continued with respect to leadership change as the party high command has kept both the pro- and anti-Yediyurappa camps on tenterhooks.

Source: The Hindu February 26, 2021 20:37 UTC