Bengaluru: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will reportedly take charge as the new BJP State Chief on April 14 at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on the sidelines of Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti.
The party will organise a public rally at Gayatri Vihar in Palace Grounds to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. Yeddyurappa will assume charge on the occasion where over 20,000 people are expected to attend.

The newly elected Chief is also expected to tour the entire state after April 21. Separate teams of leaders will be formed for this purpose. Leaders will try to educate people about failures of the government in providing drought relief, sources in the BJP said.

This apart, Yeddyurappa has decided to hold a separate meeting with BJP corporators of the BBMP on April 16.