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Vijayendra also expressed gratitude to PM Modi, JP Nadda, and Amit Shah for entrusting him with the role of BJP president in Karnataka.

Applauding the decision of the party high command to appoint BY Vijayendra, the son of Lingayat leader BS Yediyurappa, as the head of BJP in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that this move will uplift the morale of the party members as they approach the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the next year.

In an interview with ANI on Wednesday, Bommai stated, “I believe that our central leadership passed the baton of the state president to Vijayendra at the right time. This will boost our rank and file in the state and raise our prospects of winning all 28 seats in the Lok Sabha elections next year.”

Earlier this week, Vijayendra met the former Karnataka CM to discuss the future course of the BJP in Karnataka as it gears up for the upcoming general elections.

After meeting with the former CM, the new BJP state president announced, “I met former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today. I will officially assume charge as state president at the party office on the 15th of this month. I will hold discussions with our party MLAs on Thursday or Friday and seek their opinions on the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.”

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president JP Nadda are busy campaigning for the state elections. I will go to Delhi on the 23rd of this month and hold further discussions with my party elders on the LoP,” added the new BJP state chief.

Expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to lead the BJP in Karnataka, Vijayendra said, “I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our national president JP Nadda, and Home Minister Amit Shah for reposing faith in me and giving me such an opportunity to serve as the BJP president in Karnataka. I’m really thankful to all our top leaders.”

Vijayendra also shared his commitment to ensuring a significant victory for the BJP in Karnataka in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. “I’m really happy to take up this responsibility under the guidance of all our senior leaders. I want to ensure that my party wins all Lok Sabha seats, as it would add to the strength of PM Modi,” he said.

The appointment of the BJP’s Karnataka president had been pending since the party’s loss in the state assembly elections earlier this year.