He and his supporters, who are also former BJP men, are painting the party black. They are giving the impression to the voters that BJP leaders at the national level are not trustworthy and the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) claims of non-interference in the BJP is all hogwash.
All these problems are making it difficult for the BJP to firm up any clear strategy as the party has to not only counter them but convince the voters that it will not allow recurrence of scandals and dissidence.
The BJP's track record in Karnataka since it came to power for the first time in May 2008 indicates it is incapable of clear and firm decisions, hardly a character that can regain the confidence of voters to give the party another term.
