Nidhi Razdan on Why B. S. Yediyurappa is so important to the BJP in Karnataka

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00:00On the road to 2024's general elections in India, the next stop is Karnataka, where elections

00:10are expected to be held in May this year.

00:13This is a crucial southern state, and the only southern state where the BJP is in power.

00:18But sensing that they could actually be in trouble here for a variety of reasons, the

00:22BJP has turned to one of its oldest faces in the state, four-time former Chief Minister

00:28B S Yadurappa.

00:29Now, ironically, this comes a couple of years after Mr. Yadurappa was actually removed by

00:34the BJP central leadership from the Chief Minister's post, as his government faced

00:38corruption allegations and he faced allegations that he was trying to promote his son.

00:43After a two-year frosty relationship, however, Mr. Yadurappa and Mr. Modi and Amit Shah are

00:49fully in praise of each other.

00:51Why is B S Yadurappa so important for the BJP in Karnataka?

00:55Well, a lot of that has to do with the caste equations in the state.

00:59Read the column to find out more.

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