Who will form the govt in Karnataka from among four chief contenders?

They are the contenders, the leaders of parties that will finally form a government in Karnataka. ADITI PHADNIS profiles the challengers

B S YEDIYURAPPA

Seasoned oarsman

There is agreement that if there is a leader in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a pan-Karnataka appeal, it is BSY, as he is known in the state. This is borne out by the fact that when BSY walked out of the BJP in 2012 and floated his party, the Karnataka Janata Paksha, he did not win many seats but succeeded in damaging the BJP grievously: the party was reduced to 40 seats in the 2013 Assembly elections and the Congress formed the government. After a stint as chief minister (CM), BSY was kicked