Bangalore, November 09: A BJP MLA, who was in the rival camp against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, today threatened to resign from Assembly citing admission of a JD-U man into the party fold.
Bagalkot MLA Veeranna Charanthimath, who had identified himself with the rebels in the revolt against Yeddyurappa, has faxed his resignation letter to Speaker Jagadish Shettar, BJP sources said.
Charanthimath is a strong supporter of Shettar, who was projected as a replacement for Yeddyurappa by the rival camp.
He has cited admission of P H Poojar, one of his local political adversaries, into the party as the reason behind the move.
A district leader, Poojar, who was in the JDS, has joined the BJP.
–Agencies