In a severe setback to former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa’s comeback bid, the apex court yesterday ordered the CBI to probe corruption charges against him and his family members. The directive by the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia came even as Yeddyurappa and ministers and legislators supporting him had launched yet another bid in Bangalore to oust Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda.

Those were the days:u00a0Yeddyurappa, BJP’s first CM in Karnataka, quit on July 31 last year over graft issues. File pic