More Lingayat seers meet CM; some of them have mellowed their standSenior BJP leader and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Thursday took on the seers who had publicly warned that the BJP would bite the dust if Chief Minister B.S. “It was MLAs from Lingayat community who were launching an offensive against Mr. Yediyurappa. Mr. Eshwarappa also expressed happiness over the Chief Minister’s statement that he would abide by whatever decision was taken by the party high command over leadership change. ‘Insulting devotees’Meanwhile, the former Minister and Congress leader Basavaraj Rayaraddi has taken objection to Lingayat seers openly taking the stand in favour of Mr. Yediyurappa.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2021 19:52 UTC