A few hours more for the Lokayukta mining report to be released. Meanwhile, Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said he is working for the development of the state "day and night", and had also been praised for fiscal management. 
Asked if it would be amenable to him if the central leadership asks him to name a successor, Yeddyurappa said: "So far that question does not arise at all.Don't presume things". 

The Chief Minister said once the Lokayukta submits the report, he would hold consultations with Cabinet colleagues and legal experts and take appropriate action. Yeddyurappa, who returned from the temple town of Tirupati, said he prayed for the welfare of the state.
Asked if he prayed for his "survival", he said he is "100 per cent hopeful" that God will come to the help of those who work for the welfare of the people.