Haveri: Byadagi MLA Basavaraj has decided to resign as chairman of the Karnataka Forest Development Corporation, saying he would accept the post only if he is given a ministerial berth and would otherwise continue as an MLA. If I am given a ministerial position, I will accept it. I am not worried if I do not get a ministerial position. “He had proposed my name strongly as I am from North Karnataka and have won election several times,” Shivannavar said. “The Chief Minister had asked me not to resign, saying the party was considering his case and that “things will work out,” he added.