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nThere are lots of rumorsnabout B S Yeddyurappa and Shobha Karandlaje. A senior politician of Karnatakanand once an ally of BSY had once gone to the extent of claiming that BSY andnShobha are married.
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nInterestingly, both ofnthem have never denied this statement.
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nThey are mum about onenof the most hotly discussed relationships of Karnataka.
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nBSY is expected tonbecome the CM of Karnataka. He wanted Shobha to fight election fromnYashwantpur. However, senior party leaders of the state somehow convinced AmitnShah to keep Shobha out of state politics. She is currently an MP and thesenleaders want her to do politics from New Delhi.
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nBSY, Shobha and US Cable
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nWikiLeaks had releasednlots of confidential US cable. One of them belongs to BSY and Shobha. In thencommunication sent by the US Embassy, it is said that BSY lost the post ofnChief Minister because of his GIRLFRIEND Shobha. Yes, the cable mentions Shobhanas his girlfriend.
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nBSY, Wife and Girlfriend
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nShobha has always been anpopular RSS face of Dakshina Kannada. However, she made an entry into the worldnof politics only in 2004. She was sent to the Legislative Council.
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nInterestingly, that wasnalso the year when BSY had lost his loving wife in a freak accident.
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nBSY became all alone inn2004.
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nShobha entered Councilnthe same year.
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nDid Shobha fill the voidncreated by the unfortunate demise of his wife?
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nBSY, Shobha and Reddy
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nShobha fought Assemblynelection in 2008. BSY became the Chief Minister. She was inducted into thenCabinet with a powerful portfolio. Within few months, she became the mostnpowerful person of the Government. All files meant for the Chief Minister usednto first submitted to her office.
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nReddy Brothers startednto feel isolated. They were instrumental in bringing the first BJP Governmentnin Karnataka. They were behind the infamous Operation Lotus which led to fullnmajority for the party. They wanted attention and power. But, Shobha had chewedneverything.
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nReddy Brothers revolted.nMany senior leaders also revolted. BSY tried his best to save Shobha. But,nlater, he had to ask Shobha to resign to save his own chair.
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nShobh resigned only tonreturn in the Government after few months.
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nIn the meantime, therenremained ambiguity about the exact relationship between Shobha and BSY.
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nWe still don’t know.
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