Mysore/Mysuru: Suspended BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has called for the emergence of a strong and decisive Government in Karnataka by 2028, modelled on the leadership style of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Speaking at a Hindu Jagruti Vedike convention held at Kalamandira yesterday, Yatnal praised the UP Government’s crackdown on criminal activities and…
Alleged anti-Hindu policies by Congress: Yatnal warns of ‘Nepal-like situation in Karnataka’
September 12, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Cautioning the Congress Government against what he termed as “targeting Hindus for vote-bank politics,” expelled Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal warned of a Nepal-like revolt in Karnataka if the State Government continues its anti-Hindu stance. Speaking to reporters at Chamundi Hill after offering prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari this morning, Yatnal said he was…
Senior BJP MLA Yatnal expelled from party for six years
March 27, 2025New Delhi: Taking a serious view of the rebellion in its Karnataka State Unit for the past several months, BJP Central leadership yesterday, expelled rebel party leader and senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal from the primary membership of the party for six years. Yatnal, who is Vijayapura MLA and also a former Union Minister, was…
‘Rebel’ BJP leader Yatnal visits Chamundi Hill Temple
February 21, 2025Places file before deity, makes offering of Rs.1 lakh in cash to temple hundi Mysuru: Days after he replied to the notice issued by the BJP High Command over his outbursts against State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra, BJP dissident MLA and senior party leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal visited Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill in city…
BJP’s rift wide open: Vijayendra loyalists seek MLA Yatnal’s expulsion
November 30, 2024Mysuru: A group of former BJP Legislators in Karnataka, led by former Minister M.P. Renukacharya, has urged the High Command to expel senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for his open criticism of the leadership, especially the State President B.Y. Vijayendra. Renukacharya, a staunch ally of State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra, has ramped up his criticism…
Supporters pray at Chamundi Hill Temple
November 30, 2024We offered prayers for ‘Shatru Samhara’, divine intervention, says Ex-Minister B.C. Patil Mysuru: Amid ongoing internal discord and dissident BJP leader and MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal continuing his criticism of senior party figures, particularly State BJP Chief B.S. Yediyurappa and his son, B.Y. Vijayendra, a large contingent of former BJP Ministers and Legislators, supporting Vijayendra,…
Renukacharya accuses Sonia, Rahul Gandhi of backing Yatnal
November 30, 2024Bengaluru: Accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of backing dissident BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to weaken the BJP in the State, former BJP MLA M.P. Renukacharya lashed out at Yatnal for undermining the party’s prospects by aligning with Congress. Speaking to reporters in the State Capital yesterday, Renukacharya, a close confidant of…
Temple runs mark growing discord between BJP factions
November 30, 2024Yatnal faction at Kolar’s Kurudumale Ganesha Temple; Vijayendra loyalists at Chamundi Hill Temple, Mysuru Bengaluru: Frustrated by the dissident activities of some State BJP leaders aligned with Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, the faction loyal to State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra is calling for disciplinary action against Yatnal’s group. The Yatnal faction has escalated its…
BJP’s internal rivalry takes an ugly turn
November 29, 2024Former CM Sadananda Gowda slams factionalism; MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal asks him to shut up Bengaluru: The ongoing internal rift within the Karnataka BJP escalated yesterday with a heated exchange between former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and rebel legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. Yatnal, leading a dissenting faction against State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra, dismissed…
BJP rebels to protest on Sept. 17 against party’s ‘corrupt elements’
August 13, 2024Belagavi: A day after the week-long Mysuru Chalo padayatra, undertaken by the BJP-JD(S) combine seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), concluded in Mysuru on Saturday, disgruntled BJP leaders upset with the style of functioning of State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra and his father former…














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