The factional feud within the BJP Karnataka unit surfaced during the core committee meeting chaired by the party's national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, party sources said on Wednesday.
Top party sources told PTI that the issue of Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and his faction publicly targeting the BJP state president Vijayendra and his father and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa surfaced during the meeting.
Vijayendra's loyalists sought to know during the meeting about the action taken against Yatnal for putting the party in an embarrassing situation time and again, which was hampering the BJP's prospects, the sources added.
Yatnal had recently called Vijayendra "corrupt" who had amassed wealth through unfair means. He also appealed to Yediyurappa to pave way for others instead of succumbing to infatuation for his son.
Agarwal told the MLAs that the party high command was aware of it and would take necessary steps. The MLAs should not lose their focus on strengthening the party at the ground level, he said.
The committee, according to sources, discussed the appointment of district level party office bearers, including the district presidents. This will finally culminate in choosing the party state president, which is presently occupied by Shikaripura MLA B Y Vijayendra.
In this regard, names of three probable candidates from each district will be sent to the party high command, which will choose one among them on the merit basis, BJP MLC C T Ravi told reporters.
"We are keeping the social justice and women empowerment in mind while selecting candidates for the district level BJP organisation," Ravi explained.
According to Malleswaram MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, suggestions were sought to strengthen the party.
"There was no discussion about the party state president. The suggestions of the MLAs were sought and accordingly they gave their view point," Narayan told reporters on Tuesday night.
He added that a clear message had been delivered to ensure that the party's internal matters should remain "within the four walls" and should not go out.