Union minister Pralhad Joshi, whose name is doing the rounds as a successor of Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, on Saturday said no one has spoken to him about this and he was not aware that BS Yediyurappa has been asked to resign or not. Emphasising that he does not answer hypothetical questions with if and buts, Joshi said, "There is no high command in the BJP but national leadership. In the present situation, we have supreme leaders in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. After refuting rumours of stepping down for weeks, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has recently hinted that the party's national leadership might have some different role for him. Yediyurappa has also hinted that he is likely to get any instruction from the national leadership on July 25.

Source: Hindustan Times July 24, 2021 10:47 UTC