The Karnataka Chief Minister, B S Yeddyurappa, was present in town on Saturday. The occasion was the release of a book - a compilation of selected speeches made by BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu in the AP Assembly and the Parliament, since 1978.
Some of the BJP bigwigs present were Venkaiah Naidu, of course, L K Advani BJP state president Kishan Reddy, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Gopinath Munde.
Yeddyurappa was felicitated at the function, which took place at
Sundarayya Vignana Kendram at Baghlimgampally. The event is being continued at the Marriott, with speeches being made by BJP leaders, in praise of Venkaiah Naidu.