Resignation my decision, did not receive any instructions from party high command: BS Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Monday met the state governor and submitted his resignation, ending weeks of speculation about the change of leadership in the state government.
Yediyurappa thanked the people of the state for supporting him and stated that he had not received any instructions from the party high command and that he decided to step down as the CM voluntarily.
He said he was not pressured to resign and it was his free decision. He also asserted that he will work with the party to strengthen the party base to bring it back to power again.
He also added that he will be active in politics and that he is not eyeing a Governor post as speculated by some.
He also recalled how former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had offered him Union Minister’s post during his term as the PM but he rejected it to strengthen the party in the state.
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Punjab elect to bowl against Chennai in IPL match
Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.
CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
