Bengaluru, Aug. 18 -- The BJP's Karnataka unit appears headed for a leadership reset, with the future of state president Vijayendra Yediyurappa, possible elevation of his brother BY Raghavendra to the union Cabinet and a new role for Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya emerging as key pieces of a larger political puzzle.

Vijayendra's tenure as Karnataka BJP president is due to end in November, making the question of his continuation or replacement increasingly important within the party.

Political discussions suggest that the central leadership could use the impending organisational change to undertake a wider realignment, including adjustments in the union Council of Ministers and the Karnataka BJP.

One of the most significant possibilitie...