Bengaluru: Ever since Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s emotional remark last December that “political posts are not permanent”, the change of guard in Karnataka became a talking point in political circles. It has also fuelled speculation of leadership change.
The BJP High Command is said to be seriously thinking of appointing Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje as the new Chief Minister in place of Basavaraj Bommai, who succeeded veteran B.S. Yediyurappa in July last. With Assembly polls just a year away, the High Command move is to woo women voters who form almost half of the electorate.
