<p>Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday claimed that there are attempts being made to prevent him from becoming the deputy chief minister.</p>.<p>Yatnal’s claim comes at a time when there is speculation that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai may look to induct members into his Cabinet that has four vacancies.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/some-ministers-return-tickets-to-congress-booked-patil-1074196.html"><strong>Some ministers’ return tickets to Congress booked: Patil</strong></a></p>.<p>“That I may become the deputy CM is being highlighted with the intention that I shouldn’t get that post,” Yatnal told reporters. “There’s one swami who is camping now in Delhi. Why? So that I’m not made deputy CM,” he said.</p>.<p>Yatnal, a former union minister, was referring to Panchamasali Guru Peetha head Vachananda Swami. He is the same seer who had a public spat with former chief minister BS Yediyurappa on making Murugesh Nirani a minister.</p>.<p><strong>Rumblings?</strong></p>.<p>Also, a section of BJP leaders is said to be making moves against Bommai by trying to lobby with the BJP central leadership in the national capital.</p>.<p>When contacted, senior BJP MLC Lehar Singh Siroya specified: “There is no change in leadership.”</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday claimed that there are attempts being made to prevent him from becoming the deputy chief minister.</p>.<p>Yatnal’s claim comes at a time when there is speculation that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai may look to induct members into his Cabinet that has four vacancies.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/some-ministers-return-tickets-to-congress-booked-patil-1074196.html"><strong>Some ministers’ return tickets to Congress booked: Patil</strong></a></p>.<p>“That I may become the deputy CM is being highlighted with the intention that I shouldn’t get that post,” Yatnal told reporters. “There’s one swami who is camping now in Delhi. Why? So that I’m not made deputy CM,” he said.</p>.<p>Yatnal, a former union minister, was referring to Panchamasali Guru Peetha head Vachananda Swami. He is the same seer who had a public spat with former chief minister BS Yediyurappa on making Murugesh Nirani a minister.</p>.<p><strong>Rumblings?</strong></p>.<p>Also, a section of BJP leaders is said to be making moves against Bommai by trying to lobby with the BJP central leadership in the national capital.</p>.<p>When contacted, senior BJP MLC Lehar Singh Siroya specified: “There is no change in leadership.”</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
