Bengaluru: Hotseat took new meaning every time BS Yediyurappa assumed the minister’s high office.
At any time, it has become “Agni Pariksha”, triggered by political upheaval, graft costs or natural disasters.
So even though he was alone managed to form a BJP government in the south for the first time, and took him to the office three more times, he never finished full term in the office.
Overall, Yediyurappa save seats for 5 years, 2 months and 9 days.
These included seven days during their first term in November 2007 and three days in May 2018.
While he had never had a stable government, because of the lack of the majority, it did not help that dysenses had become norms in the party.
Central resignation Monday is the fourth since becoming the first minister for the first time in 2007.
He first resigned a few days after taking over as cm when JD pulled away from BJP by solving the Power-sharing Pact 20:20.
However, it helped the cause when BJP managed to return to the office in 2008, cry over the betrayal.
Yediyurappa had to retreat in 2011 after he was charged at that time Lokayukta Justice Santosh and Hegde in his report about illegal mining.
It was the longest term of office – three years and two months.
In 2018, Karnataka handed over a broken mandate and BJP, led by Yediyurappa, once again fell short of a simple majority with 104 MLA.
Although the Congress and JD have formed an alliance after the poll, the Governor of Vajubhai R Vala chose to invite Yediyurappa to form a government and prove the majority.
He went down in three days.
Even though he began his fourth duty with a fiery record, an unprecedented flood that hit 25 out of 30 countries flooded his first three months.
He must manage the show alone when the brass party does not make cabinet expansion lights.
If there is satisfaction he can envy when he comes out, it is that he almost destroys the opposition for the past two years, even pocketed the majority of Bypolls.