Karnataka Council polls: B.S. Yediyurappa urges CM to step down, seek fresh mandate
During the Karnataka Legislative Council elections, former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa appealed to the incumbent chief minister to resign and pursue a fresh electoral mandate. He also mocked the Congress party’s skepticism about electronic voting machines, noting that paper ballots were employed in the council election process. Yediyurappa’s remarks highlighted intra‑party tensions ahead of upcoming state polls.