As B S Yeddyurappa is all set to launch his party on Sunday, the BJP's focus is on legislators who will attend his rally defying orders from the party. Vicky Nanjappa reports The core committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party is at a meeting in New Delhi ahead of the launch of B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Party at Haveri on Sunday. The committee is deciding on what action needs to be taken against those BJP legislators and leaders who would attend the former Karanataka CM's rally ahead on his party launch.
While Yeddyurappa has made it clear that he would not topple the BJP government in Karnataka, he would still like to convey a strong message to the party as far the support he enjoys goes.
Thirty BJP leaders are likely to join him on Sunday, sources point out. But Yeddyurappa wants to ensure that no action is taken against them and hence to dodge any such move, he has called for a breakfast meeting at Haveri. However, none of his supporters from the BJP will share the stage with him on Sunday in order to avoid any altercation with the BJP.
The core committee of the BJP will decide by Saturday evening on what action needs to be taken against those who attend Yeddyurappa's rally. They are most likely to issue a warning and a show cause notice to
the rebels.