Bengaluru: As the focus Tuesday shifted to the Supreme Court, which is hearing the pleas of 15 Karnataka MLAs against alleged delay by the Speaker in accepting their resignations, the state BJP President was seen in arelaxed mood playing cricket with party legislators who are camped at a resort on the outskirts of the city.
Yeddyurappa, who had been busy with meetings with senior colleagues and legislators strategising as the wobbly coalition government headed by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is on the brink of collapse, Tuesday spent most part of the day at a resort near Yelahanka.
Later in the day, BJP released a photo of Yeddyurappa playing cricket with MLAs Renukacharya and S.R. Vishwanath, among others. He was seen batting.
After over a week-long heightened political activity in the city, it was relatively a calm on Tuesday with the focus shifting to Supreme Court.
‘I am confident of favourable verdict’
State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa has told the 15 rebel MLAs now camping in Mumbai that he was confident of a favourable verdict in the case pertaining to their resignations from the Assembly.
The MLAs had sought a direction from the Supreme Court to the Speaker to accept their resignations without any delay. BJP sources said the MLAs were hopeful of a verdict on Tuesday itself and had expected the court to direct the Speaker to decide on their resignations.
Some of them were worried after the court put off its verdict to Wednesday and reportedly approached senior BJP MLAs wondering what should be their next course of action if the court gave an adverse verdict.
