Meanwhile, Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday indicated that he is set to step down. The CM said he will continue in office till the BJP central leadership asks him to step down. Though the CM's chair race includes several names in the event of Yediyurappa stepping down, three of them are strong candidates.

The first name in it is Prahlad Joshi. He is currently in Centre politics. At the same time, Home Minister Amit Shah is liked and is admired by PM Narendra Modi. In Karnataka, the Brahmin community is 2-3 percent, but no one is hostile to it. So they may be non-controversial faces till the next election. They also have the Ministry of Coal at the Centre. Another name is Murgesh Nirani, who is also the mining minister in the Yeddyurappa government. He is also the choice of Karnataka's chief minister and comes from the Lingayat community. At the same time, he is a big businessman in the sugar industry in Karnataka.

The third name is Arvind Belad. Arvind has been MLA twice and is known as a clean leader. At the same time, he has been a good academic. Arvind is the son of senior state leader Chankrakant Belad. He has also been associated with the RSS. It is being reported that he may be represented as a leader with a young and clean image. State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP General Secretary CT Ravi, and Karnataka Deputy CM CN Ashwath Narayan are also in the news.

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