BS Yediyurappa announced his resignation today (July 26) on the completion of his two-year tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He will tender his resignation to Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot this afternoon. But we still do not know who will succeed him. Many names are popping up as front-runners to replace him.
Replacing the Lingayat strongman is going to be a task for the BJP but it also means that they will now have to beyond and above in other communities to bag the vote bank in Karnataka. Some of the current front-runners may come from Lingayat, Vokkaliga and Brahmin communities.
Source: dnaindia.com