"BS Yediyurappa Interfering In My Ministry": In Karnataka, BJP vs BJP

Mr Eshwarappa, Karnataka's Rural Development Minister, has written to Governor Vajubhai Vala and the BJP accusing the Chief Minister of violating a rule called the "1977 transaction of business".

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been accused of "interference" by one of his own ministers, KS Eshwarappa, who has formally reported his boss to the Governor and the BJP leadership. Mr Eshwarappa, Karnataka's Rural Development Minister, has written to Governor Vajubhai Vala and the BJP accusing the Chief Minister of violating a rule called the "1977 transaction of business". The letter has also been copied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda. The minister has accused Mr Yediyurappa of making allocations worth Rs 774 crore in his department without taking his approval.