With tears in his eyes, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today blamed the dissidents for shifting focus from relief work to the politics as dissident Reddy brothers held out despite a reported compromise formula.

"I apologise to the flood victims. When they are facing so many problkes, we should not not have wasted time on this crisis," he told Kannada channel "Suvarna".

He said the people he trusted did not not support him.

"I should have not not been distracted. I hope God will forgive me," the Chief Minister said.

Crisis resolved
Karantaka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, facing demands from dissidents to step down, today said "everything has been resolved".

"Everything has been resolved....I am thankful to the party leadership for reposing faith in me. I will take everyone into confidence," he said.

Yeddyurappa, who was here to meet the Central leadership on the issue, was talking to reporters before leaving for Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu.

"The BJP government in Karnataka will complete its full term," he said.