<p>Two contrasting views have emerged within the BJP on whether a new president will be appointed to the State unit of the party in the near future.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the present incumbent K S Eshwarappa claims that he has been asked to continue in the post, besides holding the post of deputy chief minister, Dharwad MP Prahlad Joshi has said that a new person will be appointed to the post within the next 10 days. <br /><br />Eshwarappa told reporters in Kollur (Kundapur taluk of Udupi district) on Wednesday that he would not comment on the statements made by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. <br /><br />The State BJP leaders would act in accordance with the decision taken by the party’s central leaders with regard to the former chief minister, he said.<br /><br />On the other hand, Joshi told reporters in Dharwad that the State BJP would have a new chief in the next 10 days and the appointment would be completed once senior BJP leader L K Advani returns from his foreign tour. <br /><br />Joshi said he was not an aspirant for the post and that the speculation in this regard was only a media creation. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Two contrasting views have emerged within the BJP on whether a new president will be appointed to the State unit of the party in the near future.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the present incumbent K S Eshwarappa claims that he has been asked to continue in the post, besides holding the post of deputy chief minister, Dharwad MP Prahlad Joshi has said that a new person will be appointed to the post within the next 10 days. <br /><br />Eshwarappa told reporters in Kollur (Kundapur taluk of Udupi district) on Wednesday that he would not comment on the statements made by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. <br /><br />The State BJP leaders would act in accordance with the decision taken by the party’s central leaders with regard to the former chief minister, he said.<br /><br />On the other hand, Joshi told reporters in Dharwad that the State BJP would have a new chief in the next 10 days and the appointment would be completed once senior BJP leader L K Advani returns from his foreign tour. <br /><br />Joshi said he was not an aspirant for the post and that the speculation in this regard was only a media creation. <br /><br /></p>
