Yatnal should ensure BJP’s defeat in bypolls, suggests M.B. Patil

“If the expelled BJP person Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has immoderate self-respect and honour, helium should guarantee that some the BJP candidates [Bagalkot and Davangere] suffer successful the byelections,” Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil has said.

Speaking to presspersons astatine his residence successful Vijayapura connected Monday, helium was responding to Mr. Yatnal’s connection that helium volition canvass connected behalf of BJP campaigner Viranna Charantimath successful the Bagalkot bypolls.

“Now the bypolls are being fought nether the enactment of B.Y. Vijayendra and if BJP loses successful some the constituencies, Mr. Vijayendra volition beryllium removed from the State enactment president’s post. Mr. Yatnal, who repeatedly makes allegation against B.S. Yediyurappa and Mr. Vijayendra, should marque wide whether helium wants to bring down Mr. Vijayendra oregon privation him to continue,” helium said.

Mr. Patil said that Mr. Yatnal present has a bully accidental to unseat Mr. Vijayendra. However, it seems Mr. Yatnal wants to instrumentality to the BJP by canvassing successful favour of the enactment candidate, helium said.

To different query, Mr. Patil expressed the assurance that the Congress volition triumph some the seats successful the byelections.