He submitted a letter requesting the governor to invite him to form the government in the state.
On the other hand, a delegation of Congress-JDS combine met the governor Wednesday evening and submitted letters of support for forming the government.
Earlier on Wednesday, a BJP legislature party meeting was held in the presence of union ministers JP Nadda, Prakash Javadekar and Dharmendra Pradhan electing Yeddyurappa as the party’s leader of the house.