Bengaluru: Basanagouda R. Patil (Yatnal), a dissident MLA expelled from the party in March, is giving the BJP a hard time in the Assembly. Since the winter session of the state legislature commenced Monday, the BJP has been constantly looking over its shoulder—worried about being left red-faced by Yatnal’s comments and interruptions.

In his speech Thursday about development, or the lack of it, in northern Karnataka, Yatnal said there was no difference between the earlier (BJP) government and the incumbent one (Congress). Making no distinctions between leaders of various political parties, he said several leaders sing praises of their respective bosses by forgetting important issues that they earlier stood for in fear of missing out on an election ticket or the greed of being made a mini

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