<p>B S Yediyurappa ended his fourth stint as Chief Minister of Karnataka on Monday after he submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday. The 78-year-old, while doing so, dismissed rumours that he was pressurised by the BJP high command to exit the CM's office.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa is the third chief minister across India who had to step down midway through their tenure this year — after the BJP in Uttarakhand replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat with Tirath Singh Rawat in March, and then Tirath with Pushkar Singh Dhami in July.</p>.<p>As for Karnataka, many in the state would know that this is not the first time that a CM has had to vacate their position without completing a full five-year term. D Devaraj Urs was the first who had to exit in the middle of his term in 1980 after a fall-out with Indira Gandhi that saw him expelled from her Congress (I) party. Urs was replaced by R Gundu Rao.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/as-b-s-yediyurappa-resigns-bjp-to-pick-new-cm-keeping-lingayats-vote-in-mind-1012960.html" target="_blank">As B S Yediyurappa resigns, BJP to pick new CM keeping Lingayats' vote in mind</a></strong></p>.<p>A series of corruption allegations, first in 1985, and then in 1988, saw the erstwhile Janata Party's Ramakrishna Hegde's term as CM cut short. Hegde was the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka. S R Bommai, the father of present Karnataka Law Minister Basavaraj Bommai filled in for the remainder of his term.</p>.<p>Later, in 1990, Veerendra Patil, just as he was about to complete a year as CM, was asked to vacate office. Patil was replaced by S Bangarappa, who was also asked to step down midway. Veerappa Moily saw out the rest of the term.</p>.<p>Deve Gowda, who was nominated the Chief Minister of Karnataka after his party won the 1994 polls, too, did not complete a full term at the state's helm. The veteran, however, was later nominated as the leader of the ruling coalition at the Centre and made the Prime Minister in 1996.</p>.<p>Lastly, Sadananda Gowda, who was picked to succeed Yediyurappa after his resignation in 2011, was made to resign a year later with Jagadish Shettar being handed the CM's post.</p>
<p>B S Yediyurappa ended his fourth stint as Chief Minister of Karnataka on Monday after he submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday. The 78-year-old, while doing so, dismissed rumours that he was pressurised by the BJP high command to exit the CM's office.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa is the third chief minister across India who had to step down midway through their tenure this year — after the BJP in Uttarakhand replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat with Tirath Singh Rawat in March, and then Tirath with Pushkar Singh Dhami in July.</p>.<p>As for Karnataka, many in the state would know that this is not the first time that a CM has had to vacate their position without completing a full five-year term. D Devaraj Urs was the first who had to exit in the middle of his term in 1980 after a fall-out with Indira Gandhi that saw him expelled from her Congress (I) party. Urs was replaced by R Gundu Rao.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/as-b-s-yediyurappa-resigns-bjp-to-pick-new-cm-keeping-lingayats-vote-in-mind-1012960.html" target="_blank">As B S Yediyurappa resigns, BJP to pick new CM keeping Lingayats' vote in mind</a></strong></p>.<p>A series of corruption allegations, first in 1985, and then in 1988, saw the erstwhile Janata Party's Ramakrishna Hegde's term as CM cut short. Hegde was the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka. S R Bommai, the father of present Karnataka Law Minister Basavaraj Bommai filled in for the remainder of his term.</p>.<p>Later, in 1990, Veerendra Patil, just as he was about to complete a year as CM, was asked to vacate office. Patil was replaced by S Bangarappa, who was also asked to step down midway. Veerappa Moily saw out the rest of the term.</p>.<p>Deve Gowda, who was nominated the Chief Minister of Karnataka after his party won the 1994 polls, too, did not complete a full term at the state's helm. The veteran, however, was later nominated as the leader of the ruling coalition at the Centre and made the Prime Minister in 1996.</p>.<p>Lastly, Sadananda Gowda, who was picked to succeed Yediyurappa after his resignation in 2011, was made to resign a year later with Jagadish Shettar being handed the CM's post.</p>