Gowda took over from Yeddyurappa in August last year after BJP high command axed him in the wake of allegations of corruption against him.Yeddyurappa, who propelled Gowda as his successor then, has been demanding for his ouster now and wants to install Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar, also a Lingayat, as chief minister.
In the event of the BJP opting for change of guard, the political history witnessed in Karnataka from 1989 to 1994 of having three Chief Ministers in a span of five years would repeat.
The Congress, which returned to power with a massive mandate in the state, replaced Veerendra Patil with S Bangarappa. Veerappa Moily replaced Bangarappa following heightened dissidence against him.
In the assembly polls held in 1994, Janata Dal trounced the Congress.
