BS Yeddyurappa drops 4 ministers

Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka has plunged into a crisis as Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday dropped four dissident ministers.

The ministers are Venkataramanappa, Shivaraj Thangadagi, D Sudhakar and P M Narendraswamy, reports said.

The ministers had sounded a bugle of protest after a recent cabinet reshuffle.

The Chief Minister expressed confidence of proving his strength in the Assembly.