The counting of votes of the April 9 bypolls to Channapatna, Jagalur and Bangarpet constituencies will be held on May 13.
Yeddyurappa told reporters that he would go in for a cabinet expansion after consulting BJP President Nitin Gadkari.
The rebels in the State BJP, who have been seeking the ouster of Yeddyurappa, feel that it is a tacit move by the latter to create confusion among them.
A few ministerial aspirants, including C T Ravi, have identified themselves with the anti-Yeddyurappa camp led by State President K S Eshwarappa and National General
Secretary Ananth Kumar.
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