Bengaluru: BJP State President BS Yeedyurappa is reportedly bracing up to become the next Chief Minister of the state as his party is all set to claim stakes on formation of the government after the coalition government collapsed following defeat in the confidence motion on Tuesday evening.

A BJP parliamentary council meeting will be held in Delhi today and a observer from the party high command is likely to come to the state. The next decision is likely to be taken after BJP legislature party meeting.

The resignations of disgruntled MLAs of coalition government has not yet been approved and hence political berths for them is yet to be decided, party sources added.

Yeddyurappa’s son BS Raghavendra, while speaking about disgruntled MLAs in Delhi said “There will be a proper process before they will be given ministerial berths. Central leaders will take a call on that”.

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Bengaluru (PTI): An FIR has been registered against two persons for allegedly tampering with the CCTV surveillance system at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on the day of the RCB versus GT IPL match on April 24, police said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Manjunath (37) and Abdul Kalam (19), allegedly entered the stadium without valid authorisation, reportedly by misusing a deactivated access card, and tampered with critical surveillance infrastructure, they said.

The complaint was lodged by Aditya Bhat of Staqu Technologies Pvt Ltd, which provides AI-driven surveillance support during match days, police said.

According to the FIR, more than 240 cameras went offline on the morning of the match.

The two, said to be associated with subcontractor IVS Digital Solutions, allegedly damaged Network Video Recorder (NVR) systems and optical fibre connections, disrupting surveillance coverage in key security zones, including entry gates and perimeter areas.

The accused allegedly entered the CCTV room without proper access and later moved to a junction box near the parking area, where fibre connections were damaged, the FIR stated.

The alleged sabotage affected the availability of surveillance feeds required by police personnel deployed for match security, it added.

A senior police officer said that on the morning of April 24, at around 11.30 am, the two employees, working under a sub-vendor providing digital services during match days, carried out the act.

According to him, the accused duo damaged CCTV fibre connections and a video recorder. The issue was detected and rectified within an hour.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the two employees may have had a personal grudge against the company, possibly related to pending payments, which may have led them to commit the act, he said.

“Both accused have been identified, and further action will be taken soon. All CCTVs were restored within an hour, and the disruption did not impact match proceedings,” he added.