<p>Ugly factional squabbles in the BJP were at play again ahead of the legislature party meeting held in Bangalore on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Last-minute muscle flexing by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda’s camp delayed the legislature party meeting by at least five hours.<br /><br />The Gowda team strength on Tuesday swelled with legislators who had identified themselves with the party organisation, including K S Eshwarappa, Sogadu Shivanna, Balachandra Jarkiholi, C T Ravi, Appachu Ranjan, backing Gowda. Ministers and legislators with RSS background — Suresh Kumar and Vishveshvara Hegde Kageri — stood by Gowda on the grounds that they were with the party.<br /><br /> The outgoing chief minister had the backing of several Vokkaliga MLAs - Ashwathnarayana, Muniraju, Shankarlinge Gowda, to name a few. <br /><br />The Yeddyurappa camp had his usual supporters — Renukacharya, Basavaraj Bommai, Murugesh Nirani, Shobha Karandlaje, Karunkara Reddy and scores of Lingayat and other legislators who had backed him during previous rebellions.</p>
<p>Ugly factional squabbles in the BJP were at play again ahead of the legislature party meeting held in Bangalore on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Last-minute muscle flexing by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda’s camp delayed the legislature party meeting by at least five hours.<br /><br />The Gowda team strength on Tuesday swelled with legislators who had identified themselves with the party organisation, including K S Eshwarappa, Sogadu Shivanna, Balachandra Jarkiholi, C T Ravi, Appachu Ranjan, backing Gowda. Ministers and legislators with RSS background — Suresh Kumar and Vishveshvara Hegde Kageri — stood by Gowda on the grounds that they were with the party.<br /><br /> The outgoing chief minister had the backing of several Vokkaliga MLAs - Ashwathnarayana, Muniraju, Shankarlinge Gowda, to name a few. <br /><br />The Yeddyurappa camp had his usual supporters — Renukacharya, Basavaraj Bommai, Murugesh Nirani, Shobha Karandlaje, Karunkara Reddy and scores of Lingayat and other legislators who had backed him during previous rebellions.</p>
