Bangalore, July 30 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa, who has been indicted in Lokayukta Justice (retired) N. Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining, met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley here on Saturday morning and assured them that he will step down from his post tomorrow.
Yeddyurappa is demanding a BJP state president post for himself and is also rooting for Sadanand Gowda to take over as the chief minister, Times Now channel reports.
Rajnath Singh ahead of his departure to Bangalore on Friday said that the decision and selection of a new leader in Karnataka would be taken after a meeting with Yeddyurappa.
Yeddyurappa issued a statement on late Thursday night, saying he will tender his resignation on July 31.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley have begun a meeting with the MLAs here to select the apt person for the chief minister's post.
According to reports, the leaders, who have emerged as top contenders for the chief minister's post are Karnataka BJP president KS Eshwarappa, Lok Sabha MP Sadanand Gowda, Higher Education Minister V S Acharya, Law and Justice Minister Suresh Kumar S, party national general secretary and MP Ananth Kumar, Rural Development minister Jagadish Shettar, a Lingayat leader and Yeddyurappa"s close associate and minister Shoba Karandlaje.
Apart from Yeddyurappa, mining barons' Reddy brothers and several other influential leaders are reportedly involved in illegal mining in Karnataka as per Justice Hegde's report.
Justice Hegde on Wednesday confirmed that Lokayukta registrar Moosa Kunhi NayarMoole had submitted the illegal mining report to the state Chief Secretary S V Ranganath.
Justice Hegde also confirmed that the report indicts Chief Minister Yeddyurappa, members of his family and a trust run by them, and added that in the four-year period between 2006 and 2010, the loss to the Karnataka exchequer from illegal mining was to the tune of Rs.16, 085 crores. (ANI)
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