On Saturday, Yediyurappa met the party chief JP Nadda in Delhi and said he will work to ensure BJP retains power in Karnataka. I will work for the party to come back to power in the state again," Yediyurappa said, reported news agency ANI. He will return to Bengaluru on Saturday after meeting the BJP chief and the Union ministers. On Friday, Yediyurappa had met PM Modi and discussed pending state works, including the Mekedatu project across river Cauvery. People aware of the developments asked why the chief minister chose not to take any officials with him if the agenda was indeed to seek support for developmental works.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2021 06:56 UTC