Kalaburagi, July 19 -- Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa alleged a deep-rooted political conspiracy to "politically finish off" senior party legislator and former minister Byrathi Basavaraj, a prominent BJP leader, after he was summoned by the Karnataka High Court in connection with the murder of a rowdysheeter. "There are serious discussions that this is part of a conspiracy to politically eliminate Byrathi Basavaraj. He is a prominent leader and a former minister. Even he has clearly stated he has no involvement in the incident," Vijayendra told reporters, terming the developments politically motivated. His comments followed a High Court directive earlier in the day that ordered Basavaraj to appear before investigators under ...