No leadership change in state: Arun Singh

Bengaluru: BJP national general secretary in-charge of party affairs in

Karnataka Arun Singh

ruled out a change in leadership in the state.“The question of change of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP state president

Nalin Kumar Kateel

is hypothetical and imaginary,” Singh said. “The next elections will be held under the leadership of

Bommai

and BJP will return to power with 135+ seats,” he added.Singh said they will find a replacement for Kateel only after he completes his three-year tenure in August this year. There was speculation that the BJP leadership will adopt the Gujarat model to overhaul the cabinet with new faces after changing the chief minister and state party president to beat anti-incumbency soon after the polls to five states conclude. tnn