Rise of the satraps in BJP

Less than a decade ago it would have been unthinkable that a regional leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be able to challenge the central leadership of the party as B S Yeddyurappa has done in Karnataka. Not only did he continuously defy the central leaders, he was in fact able to dictate terms to them. When they refused to appoint his nominee as the new chief minister, by opting for a secret ballot he once again proved he was the boss.

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