BJP will not 'destabilise' Congress-JDS govt: Yeddyurappa

Ruling out any attempts by his party to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa said Thursday his party would take "appropriate decision" if there was political instability.

The Leader of Opposition in the assembly distanced himself from senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Umesh Katti's claim that 15 disgruntled MLAs from the ruling coalition were in touch with him and that the saffron party would form the new government in Karnataka by next week.

"Neither me, nor our leaders have said we will carry out operation lotus (BJP's election symbol). Umesh Katti's statement is not right," the former chief minister said.

"I want to say... let's think about what to be done when Congress-JD(S) government falls because of internal squabble," he said.

Operation Lotus refers to the controversial exercise carried out by the BJP during Yeddyurappa's tenure as chief minister when opposition MLAs were made to resign and join the BJP before getting elected again on the saffron party ticket.

Speaking to reporters in Vijayapura, the senior BJP leader said, "We will not indulge in luring Congress-JD(S) legislators, we don't require it also."
Noting that people as well as the party were watching political developments, Yeddyurappa said, "When the situation arises and there is political instability, we will sit and decide."