Bengaluru, May 23 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is understood to be in the final stages of deciding its Karnataka unit president, with incumbent chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa emerging as the leading contender for a second consecutive term following extensive consultations with the party's central leadership.
According to party sources, BJP central observers Baijayant Jay Panda and Shiv Prakash recently concluded a series of meetings with senior Karnataka BJP leaders before returning to New Delhi to submit their feedback to the party high command.
Sources said nearly 33 senior leaders were individually consulted during the exercise, with organisational stability, caste equations and electoral preparedness figuring prominently in the d...