BJP orders exit, Yeddyurappa resists, Reddys supporting him
Once Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining had been presented, life went on fast forward for BS Yeddyurappa. The Karnataka Chief Minister, strongly indicted in the report, flew down to Delhi on a chartered flight and met BJP president Nitin Gadkari and other top party leaders late in the night. Sources say he emerged from that meeting with his fate sealed - the party leadership made it clear he had to go.
