<p>He, on Thursday, admitted that he had signed the letter withdrawing support to Yeddyurappa government willingly and there was no pressure on him. <br /><br />But, on October 10, the day before the first floor test, he had told the media that a group of goondas forced him and his friends to sign the letters during their stay in Chennai.<br /><br />Speaking to press persons, in Bangalore, the minister said he never tried to dislodge the government. JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy began efforts to destabilise the government in the third week of September. He kept the CM informed about the developments regularly. <br /><br />He said he made incessant efforts to convince his party colleagues and bring back them to the party fold, but he did not succeed. He even had a verbal duel with some of them.<br /><br />Whenever Renukacharya addressed a press conference he was normally accompanied by at least five-six BJP MLAs. But on Thursday he was alone. Replying to a question, he said “I am not alone. I am one among 106 MLAs who supported BJP government in the floor test”. <br /><br />He was hesitant to take questions related to political developments. He would come out with more details of the turn of recent political events in the days to come.</p>
<p>He, on Thursday, admitted that he had signed the letter withdrawing support to Yeddyurappa government willingly and there was no pressure on him. <br /><br />But, on October 10, the day before the first floor test, he had told the media that a group of goondas forced him and his friends to sign the letters during their stay in Chennai.<br /><br />Speaking to press persons, in Bangalore, the minister said he never tried to dislodge the government. JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy began efforts to destabilise the government in the third week of September. He kept the CM informed about the developments regularly. <br /><br />He said he made incessant efforts to convince his party colleagues and bring back them to the party fold, but he did not succeed. He even had a verbal duel with some of them.<br /><br />Whenever Renukacharya addressed a press conference he was normally accompanied by at least five-six BJP MLAs. But on Thursday he was alone. Replying to a question, he said “I am not alone. I am one among 106 MLAs who supported BJP government in the floor test”. <br /><br />He was hesitant to take questions related to political developments. He would come out with more details of the turn of recent political events in the days to come.</p>