New Delhi, May 27 -- The BJP on Tuesday expelled two Karnataka MLAs - S T Somashekar and A Shivaram Hebbar - for six years over alleged "anti-party activities," state party president B Y Vijayendra announced. He said the decision was made by the party's high command after extensive deliberations.

Somashekar and Hebbar represent the Yashwanthpur and Yellapur assembly constituencies, respectively.

The expelled MLAs are yet to respond.

(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from MINT....