A whole host of senior  BJP leaders had come to Tumkur to kick start their Dharma Yuddha from the Siddaganga mutt against the JD(S).

B S Yediyurappa who  addressed the large  gathering in Tumkur after seeking the blessings of the seer did not wait after his  speech. He  almost immediately got off the stage and made an hurried exit.

I am in a hurry
The leader did not even  wait despite the announcement that a vote of thanks would be presented by M D Laksmi Narayan. weaving his way through the assembled crowd, Yediurappa rushed to his waiting vehicle and left.

The rest of the leaders who were  present on the dais seemed to take a cue from their leader and followed him off the stage. The BJP party workers and the police had their  work cut out trying to create a path for all the leaders to make their  way out of the meeting.

The party workers later  revealed the brewing political situtation at the state’s capital was the reason that Yediyurappa made such a hurried exit.

The BJP leaders rushed to the  helipad to catch the waiting helicopter and return to Bangalore.