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Karnataka’s Tourism Minister and BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy on Monday expressed hope that that the party's central leadership will heed to his demand for a new leadership in the State. Janardhana Reddy said this after his meeting with senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Anant Kumar in the national capital on Monday. Reddy apprised reporters about his meeting with senior party leaders in the capital. “There have been very long discussions with our honourable Arun Jaitley sir along with Mr. Anant Kumar . In detail I have explained them. So, I have 100 percent hope, means that I am with full hope they will provide a very good leadership in interest of Karnataka state,” said Janardhan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Karnataka. Meanwhile, commenting on his discussions with G Janardhan Reddy, senior leader of BJP, Arun Jaitley said that party's central leadership would find a solution for the issue. "We have heard him with all seriousness. The central leadership of the party will hold discussions in this regard keeping in consideration views of all the persons involved. We are hopeful that we will be able to find a solution for this issue," said Arun Jaitley , senior leader of BJP. Jaitley visited Karnataka last week to diffuse the standoff between Yeddyurappa and party's three influential leaders in the state. The ongoing crisis in Karnataka BJP unit precipitated as a section of the Cabinet led by Janardhana Reddy and Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy questioned the leadership of Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa . On Sunday, emissaries of Karanataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa met the BJP leadership including senior leaders Lal Krishna Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley in the national capital as the BJP's top leadership stepped in to defuse the crisis in Karnataka.