<p>Senior BJP legislator Basangouda Patil Yatnal defended his remarks against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa saying that they were not motivated by aspirations of a Cabinet berth.</p>.<p>“I am working for the development of Karnataka as a voice of the people,” he said in a late Tuesday night tweet, adding that he had not begged or indulged in skulduggery to secure a Cabinet berth. “That does not suit my character.”</p>.<p>Yatnal had stirred another controversy by claiming that Yediyurappa will be removed soon. “...after Yediyurappa, CM will be from north Karnataka. This is almost finalized,” he had said.</p>.<p><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/b-s-yediyurappa-s-time-is-up-next-cm-from-north-karnataka-basanagouda-patil-yatnal-904543.html" target="_blank"> B S Yediyurappa’s time is up, next CM from north Karnataka: Basanagouda Patil Yatnal</a></strong></p>.<p>Following this, Yediyurappa’s Cabinet ministers defended Yediyurappa's leadership with some suggesting that Yatnal was throwing tantrums looking for a Cabinet berth during the upcoming expansion.</p>.<p>BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel said there was no question of changing the CM. “Yediyurappa will be the CM for the next three years,” Kateel said.</p>
<p>Senior BJP legislator Basangouda Patil Yatnal defended his remarks against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa saying that they were not motivated by aspirations of a Cabinet berth.</p>.<p>“I am working for the development of Karnataka as a voice of the people,” he said in a late Tuesday night tweet, adding that he had not begged or indulged in skulduggery to secure a Cabinet berth. “That does not suit my character.”</p>.<p>Yatnal had stirred another controversy by claiming that Yediyurappa will be removed soon. “...after Yediyurappa, CM will be from north Karnataka. This is almost finalized,” he had said.</p>.<p><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/b-s-yediyurappa-s-time-is-up-next-cm-from-north-karnataka-basanagouda-patil-yatnal-904543.html" target="_blank"> B S Yediyurappa’s time is up, next CM from north Karnataka: Basanagouda Patil Yatnal</a></strong></p>.<p>Following this, Yediyurappa’s Cabinet ministers defended Yediyurappa's leadership with some suggesting that Yatnal was throwing tantrums looking for a Cabinet berth during the upcoming expansion.</p>.<p>BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel said there was no question of changing the CM. “Yediyurappa will be the CM for the next three years,” Kateel said.</p>
