In an apparent placatory move, the BJP appointed state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra as its youth wing general secretary today, a day after protests erupted over denial of party ticket to him for the May 12 assembly polls.
Vijayendra's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) general secretary was announced by Union minister Prakash Javadekar, who is also in charge of the BJP's Karnataka unit.
The announcement, made at a press meet, came a day after Vijayendra's supporters staged angry protests, entailing police lathicharge, over denial of party ticket to him to contest from Varuna constituency in Mysuru.
Political observers saw it as a damage control move to douse dissidence and its spill over effect electorally in and around Mysuru in south Karnataka.
Javadekar said, "The next chief minister of Karnataka made a historic announcement yesterday. The whole party is with him. To see that Vijayendra works in the entire region, we are giving him an additional responsibility. He will be the new general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha."
Vijayendra had tried to calm his supporters and tweeted saying he wholeheartedly stood by and supported the party's decision "in all circumstances."
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