New Delhi : The much-awaited meeting between former chief minister of Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa and the BJP’s national chief Nitin Gadkari seems to have concluded on a peaceful note on Thursday.

Speaking to mediapersons after the meeting, Yeddyurappa said he “had a detailed and successful meeting with Gadkariji”.

“I’m happy with outcome of meeting. The party had asked me to step down as CM after Lokayukta report. The HC had quashed the Lokayukta report. I am confident the party president will take a decision that will be appropriate for the party and the people of Karnataka,” Yeddyurappa said.

The BJP spokesperson, Ravi Shankar  Prasad, later told the reporters, “Nitin Gadkari met (Chief Minister) Sadananda Gowda, Yediyurappa and other leaders. Gadkari will take appropriate decision after consulting central leaders. He has appealed to all the Karnataka leaders to maintain discipline.”

Sources said besides the change of guard in Karanatka, the BJP leadership also discussed the strategy to deal with the fall out of reinstatement of Yeddyurappa as it would dent the BJP’s ongoing campaign against corruption in the UPA government.

Gadkari, who has been defending Yeddyurappa by saying that Yeddyurappa’s corruption is immoral but not illegal, is said to be convinced that the Yeddyurappa should be reinstated as CM.

Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, who arrived in the national capital late on Wednesday night, earlier said after meeting Gadkari and other leaders, that the central leadership had assured him that there would be no change of leadership in Karnataka.

“I’ve no idea if Yeddyurappa has come to Delhi or if he’s holding meetings. He wasn’t present during my meeting with the party president,” Gowda told reporters, adding, “We apprised them of the political situation in Karnataka.”

Before meeting Gadkari, Gowda also met senior party leader L.K. Advani in the morning.

Back home, Gowda’s supporters are busy trying to keep him in office amid reports that Yeddyurappa may be the new CM. A team of Gowda loyalists met Governor H.R. Bhardwaj on Wednesday evening and claimed to have the numbers to ensure Gowda continues.

They also appealed to the party high command to allow Gowda to complete his term.