Santosh wants Yediyurappa out and has the blessings of the RSS. Santosh, an RSS favourite who is the eyes and ears of party chief Amit Shah — has taken control of the party in the state. This group wants Yediyurappa out and has the blessings of the RSS. In end-August, Santosh abruptly replaced Yediyurappa as the state unit president with Nalin Kumar Kateel, a lesser-known party hawk from coastal Karnataka. Ugrappa told The Telegraph: “To the BJP, Yediyurappa’s utility is over with the party coming back to power.

Source: The Telegraph October 12, 2019 00:33 UTC