Bengaluru: “I am not interfering in anyone’s power just because I am the son of chief minister (CM) B S Yediyurappa,” said BJP state vice president B Y Vijayendra. He futher said that he is giving priority to organize the party with the intention of winning 150 seats in the next assembly elections and not interfering in the matters related to the state BJP government.

He expressed that he had thought of not entering politics at all but certain political developments that took place during the tenure of the earlier Congress government had hurt his mind. “So, I took them as a challenge and entered politics. There is no question of looking back. Yediyurappa has struggled for 40 years to bring BJP into power in the state,” he said.  

Vijayendra further said, “It was a challenge to win the by elections of K R Pete in Mandya and Shira by organizing the party from grassroot level. It is a wrong notion that elections can be won on the basis of casteism and money. It is not possible to win elections by distributing money to voters in the state of Karnataka. It is also difficult to win the elections by appeasing any one community.”

“There is no misunderstanding of any sort between state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel and CM Yediyurappa. Nalin is touring the state in order to organize the party. He cooperates with the CM in all aspects,” he added.

“Image of the government and party gets battered due to the unhealthy developments in the party during the expansion of cabinet and portfolio distribution. Ultimately the party will suffer due to the ego problem of party members. It will have an impact on the next elections. Lacs of party workers are working hard for the party without any power or position. If the party does not govern properly when in power, it will be a great loss,” he said.