<p>A full six months after the Karnataka assembly election results were announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally appointed a new state unit president and a leader of the opposition (LoP).</p><p>While both appointments have led to discord in the party, the stamp of former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who the high command had sought to sideline not long ago, is writ large. While state president B Y Vijayendra is Yediyurappa’s son, the newly anointed LoP R Ashoka, a Vokkaliga, is a loyalist of the former chief minister.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/editorial/in-bjp-advantage-again-for-yediyurappa-2777220">Read more </a></p>
<p>A full six months after the Karnataka assembly election results were announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally appointed a new state unit president and a leader of the opposition (LoP).</p><p>While both appointments have led to discord in the party, the stamp of former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who the high command had sought to sideline not long ago, is writ large. While state president B Y Vijayendra is Yediyurappa’s son, the newly anointed LoP R Ashoka, a Vokkaliga, is a loyalist of the former chief minister.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/editorial/in-bjp-advantage-again-for-yediyurappa-2777220">Read more </a></p>
