BJP veteran B.S. Yediyurappa’s announcement that he would retire from electoral politics and that his son B.Y. Vijayendra would contest from Shikaripur in his place, has raised many eyebrows in the party.
Though the leader, who is credited with strengthening the party in different areas of the State from scratch, is seen as being well within his rights to announce his retirement from electoral politics, what has surprised everyone is his announcement that his son would be contesting from Shikaripur.
Though Mr. Vijayendra, known for his organisational skills and poll management strategies, has high chances of getting the party ticket to contest the Assembly polls, the announcement by his father that he would contest specifically from Shikaripur has surprised senior leaders within the party.
