Former Karnataka Chief Minister and veteran BJP chief B. S. Yediyurappa turned 80 on February 27, 2023.
Veteran BJP chief B. S. Yediyurappa turned 80 on February 27. This birthday was particular because the new airport in his dwelling district Shivamogga was inaugurated on today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mr. Yediyurappa stated that this was a memorable birthday for him although he by no means believed in celebrating birthdays. He recalled that former prime minister A. B. Vajpayee had attended his 60 th birthday. and remarked that it was an exception as he by no means attended birthday occasions.
Th eight-time MLA from Shikaripura Assembly constituency in Shivamogga district has been the chief minister 4 occasions, moreover serving as chief of opposition thrice.
Several leaders, together with the Prime Minister and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, greeted him on the event of his birthday. Mr. Bommai took to Twitter to greet him moreover wishing him at a public programme organised in Shivamogga to mark the inauguration of the new airport.
In tune with the BJP’s norms associated to resting aged leaders, Mr. Yediyurappa had introduced that he would retire from electoral politics and that he wouldn’t be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections.
