Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
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Sandeep Moudgal, July 27, 2019: The Times of India
Yediyurappa entered politics in 1972 at the age of 29, becoming Shikaripura taluk president of BJP precursor Jana Sangh.
Rising through the party ranks, Yediyurappa has through a 47-year political career been viewed more as a friend of farmers (raitha bandhu) than a Hindutva ideologue despite his lifelong association with the saffron party.
His baritone voice and clarity in thought while making a case in favour of farmers inspired his supporters' slogan, "Yediyurappa gudugidare, Vidhana Soudha nadaguvadhu' (If Yediyurappa roars, Vidhana Soudha will tremble)".
Yediyurappa, who spent 45 days in jail after being arrested during the Emergency, led the grassroots movement that made BJP a political force in Karnataka long before he became deputy chief minister in the JD(S)-BJP government in 2006 and one of the most influential politicians in Karnataka.
The six-time MLA, who made the land of Basavas (Shivamogga) his base, has long been considered the helmsman of the Lingayat community which has been a BJP vote bank since his rise to prominence.
But Yediyurappa's image took a beating, with various controversies - including a Lokayukta report that indicted him in a case of illegal mining and a land denotification scandal - dogging his second term, and he was forced to step down as CM for a second time.
Yediyurappa proved nonetheless that he still wielded considerable political clout by forming the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) that led to BJP's dismal performance in the 2013 assembly elections.
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Sunayana Suresh, July 28, 2019: The Times of India
CM gambles on ‘lucky’ no. 7 with name change. But will it hold good?
B.S. Yediyurappa was sworn in as Karnataka's chief minister. What also made news was that he has reverted to the original spelling of the name for his latest stint as the head of the government, from Yeddyurappa — a change he had adopted in 2007. Reports suggest that the reversal was effected a couple of weeks ago, when he was still the leader of opposition. The board outside his chamber at the Vidhana Soudha and his official letter head were among the first to reflect the change. Rumour has it that his trusted numerologists and astrologers suggested the change. Now that he is back in the chief minister’s chair, it seems to have worked for him. But has it really?
Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani says the change might work adversely and that the chief minister should have stuck to Yeddyurappa. “With Yeddyurappa, the total number of his name was 1, which represents the Sun, or leadership. His primary number is 9 and destiny number is 1. This is why Yeddyurappa worked in his favour, as the numbers signified a distinct potency of its own and was good for partnerships of all kinds,” says Jumaani, adding, “Yediyurappa totals to 7, which is an unfortunate number. It is symbolised by the sign of revolution, upheaval, failure and prevention.”
He adds that Yediyurappa should have instead removed the two dots after his initials. “A dot is a full stop and if put between or after a name or a signature, it restricts it,” Jumaani signs off.
