In Karnataka History a New B.J.P. era was born.

In Karnataka History a New B.J.P. era was born.

In Karnataka History, a new B.J.P. era was born in the state politics after BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the 25th chief minister of Karnataka in the presence of Several lakhs of BJP supporters and national leaders, in front of the Vidhana Soudha at Bangalore on Friday May 30 afternoon. While this is the second time that Yeddyurappa has assumed power as the chief minister, it is for the first time that BJP has come into power in South India, on its own. Yeddyurappa attained this Victory by his tireless work and with the support of enthusiastic Party workers.

Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered oath of office to the members of the newly-formed council of ministers, in a glittering ceremony, witnessed by national leaders like BJP national president Rajnath Singh, leader of the opposition in Loksabha L K Advani, NDA convenor George Fernandes, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal, ex Maharashtra deputy chief minister Gopinath Munde beside state MPs, swamijis and other leaders.

Yeddyurappa the humble B.J.P. Worker,

Yeddyurappa was born on February 27, 1943 in the village of Bookanakere in the Mandya district. His father Siddalingappa and mother Puttathayamma belonged to the Lingayat community. He was named after the presiding deity of a Shaivite temple built by the saint Siddalingeshwar at Yediyur, in Tumkur district. He lost his mother when he was just four year old. He completed his education with a degree in Bachelor of Arts.
In 1965, he got a job of a first-division clerk in the social welfare department but instead shifted to Shikaripur where he joined as a clerk at Veerabhadra Shastri's Shankar rice mill. In 1967, Yeddyurappa married Mythradevi, the daughter of Veerabhadra Shastri. He later set up a hardware shop in Shimoga.

Yeddyurappa has two sons; Raghavendra and Vijayendra and three daughters; Arunadevi, Padmavati and Umadevi. In 2004, he lost his wife when she accidentally fell into a water tank. In 2007, on the advice of his astrologer, he changed the spelling of his English name from Yediyurappa to Yeddyurappa to have luck on his side.
He was first elected to the lower house of Karnataka Legislature in 1983 and has since represented the Shikaripur constituency five times.

On behalf of BJP Friends web blog, we wish Yeddyurappa all success in his career as Chief Minister of Karnataka.