The leak has intensified the rift between Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar.
The BJP's Karnataka unit has launched an internal probe into the leaked tape that allegedly has the voice of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa stating that the party's national leaders helped orchestrate Operation Kamala. Yediyurappa had however told the media that he was only asking his party workers to speak well of the rebel leaders as their resignations had helped bring the BJP to power. BJP sources say that the internal probe was ordered by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has instructed state leaders to find out who leaked the video of the party's core committee meeting. Party insiders say that the controversy surrounding the leaked tape has given rise to infighting in the BJP. It has intensified the rift between Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar. The core committee meeting held in Hubballi last week was organised by Jagadish Shettar, who is a legislator from the region. "Yediyurappa has blamed Shettar for not deploying efficient security personnel. He has accused Shettar of trying to sabotage his political career," the source said. Shettar had allegedly handed over the responsibility of handling the security for the event to one of his close associates Mahesh Tenginakai. "Those conducting the internal investigation are of the opinion that the person who shot the video may have been sitting in the last row or standing behind the seating area. So far, they have identified five people as the ones who were sitting in the last row. But there were a lot of party workers who were standing too. There is also suspicion that a Congress plant may have entered the venue to shoot the video," the source said. BJP insiders say that there is suspicion that the tape could have been leaked by Yediyurappa's detractors within the party. "Some of the BJP leaders do not want the rebel leaders to get tickets to contest the bye-elections. There is suspicion that the leak was an attempt at discrediting Yediyurappa's stand that he had nothing to do with the resignations' of the Congress and JD(S) leaders. The high command has issued instructions that internal probe report must remain confidential and that the findings must not be made public until after the bye-elections," a BJP source close to Yediyurappa said. Read: Cong calls for K'taka govt's dismissal, Yediyurappa rubbishes Operation Kamala claims Read: Viral video allegedly shows Karnataka CM Yediyurappa admitting to Operation Kamala
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