The political crisis in Karnataka ended once again on a very expected note with Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa, who had been threatening to break away from the party over the leadership issue, saying that he will not act at the moment and would take a public opinion before he did so.
There was no major announcement at 4 pm on Monday as Yeddyurappa had been threatening and he appears to have fallen in line after a series of meetings his emissaries had with the party's central leadership.
Yeddyurappa simply said that he would tour the state and seek a public opinion on what he needs to do.
Meanwhile, sources say that the central leadership had been quite accommodative and it was senior leader Arun Jaitley who finally played peace maker.
The central leadership has assured him that his interests would be taken care of.
Moreover they also said that they would stand by his side during the legal battle, which he may have to