Bengaluru, July 23 -- It seems it is the end of the road for Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa (BSY) who is completing two years in office and is set to quit the office for a new incumbent. The High Command of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has prevailed upon him to vacate the post for a younger leader who could ensure the victory for the party in Assembly Election due in April 2023.

The party bigwigs are currently holding the cards close to the chest and no hint has been provided as to who would be the successor. It is after six months of persuasion that BSY has come round to the point that he should make a graceful exit. Straws were in the wind ever since his close confidante Shobha Krandlaje was inducted into the Union Cabi...