New Delhi, Jun 27 (UNI) In a strong rebuttal to swirling speculation of a leadership shakeup in the Karnataka BJP, senior party leader R Ashoka today clarified that there is no discussion within the party or the central leadership about changing the state president.
Instead, he asserted that the party’s full focus is on intensifying its attack on the "crumbling and corrupt" Congress government in Karnataka.
“There has been no discussion about changing the Karnataka BJP president… Karnataka has not even come up for consideration yet at the central level,” Ashoka said during a media interaction. He emphasised that such talk is purely media-driven and does not reflect the reality within the party.
Ashoka’s remarks are being seen as a strategic move to shift the narrative away from BJP’s internal affairs and towards the Congress’s growing crisis in Karnataka. “The Congress government is already collapsing under its own weight. Their own MLAs are calling it corrupt and dysfunctional. When they no longer have faith in their Chief Minister, the countdown has begun,” he said.
The senior leader highlighted that his Delhi visit - a routine quarterly briefing to the central leadership - focused entirely on briefing Union ministers about the unrest in the ruling Congress camp. “I met with Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, B.L. Santhosh, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Rajnath Singh. We discussed how Congress MLAs are rebelling, funds are not reaching constituencies, and how our pressure forced the rollback of the illegal Valmiki site allocations,” Ashoka noted.
Ashoka also slammed allegations of factionalism within the BJP and denied being part of any so-called neutral or rebel groups. “I’ve been in this party for 45 years. I was jailed during the Emergency, fought for Ayodhya — I’ve never been a part of any camp. We follow the system, and our national leaders will take decisions when needed. Right now, that subject isn’t even on the table,” he said.
His statements came at a time when several media reports have speculated about the BJP central leadership considering changes to the Karnataka state unit. But Ashoka said: “I come here every three months. If I came every week, you could speculate. But this is just routine.”
Concluding his remarks, Ashoka underscored that the BJP is united and committed to exposing what he called the “60% commission Congress government.” “Our fight is not with ourselves. Our fight is with the Congress. The people of Karnataka are watching. And we’re gaining momentum.” UNI BDN RKM