Yediyurappa rejoined the BJP in 2014. He had earlier left the party in 2012 and formed his own party called Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP). However, the KJP failed to make any significant impact in the 2013 state elections and Yediyurappa returned to the BJP in 2014.
The B. S. Yediyurappa Saga: How Well Do You Know the 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka?