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D. V. Sadananda Gowda will be replacing Yeddyurappa

KARNATAKA: The new Chief Minister of Karnataka will be Lok Sabha member D. V. Sadananda Gowda, with his election on Wednesday as leader of the BJP legislature party in secret ballot, in a victory to the B. S. Yeddyurappa camp.

The exact number of votes polled by the rival candidates was not immediately available.

Gowda beat Jagadish Shettar who was propped up by the rival camp led by BJP National General Secretary H. N. Ananth Kumar in a straight contest after the party central leaders failed to evolve a consensus on the successor issue.

The election brought out the sharp division in BJP’s State unit with Mr. Yeddyurappa aggressively pushing for Mr. Gowda’s candidature after being asked to step down as Chief Minister following his indictment in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.

The 58 year old Gowda also served as Deputy Opposition leader in the Assembly.

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