Basangouda Patil Yatnal

Basangouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian BJP politician who was the Minister of state for Textile from 1 July 2002 to 8 September 2003 and Minister of state for Railways from 8 September 2003 to 16 May 2004 and current MLA from Vijayapur City since from 2018. He has been a member of parliament from the Bijapur constituency for two terms and has been as a member of the legislative council from the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency for one term. He is known for making controversial statements on various occasions.[1]

Basangouda Patil Yatnal
Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2018
Constituency	Bijapur City
In office 1994 - 1999
Constituency	Bijapur City
Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
In office 2016 - 2018
Constituency	Bijapur Local Authorities
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1999 - 2009
Preceded by	M. B. Patil
Succeeded by	Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
Constituency	Bijapur
Minister of State, Textiles
In office 1 July 2002 - 8 September 2003
Minister of State, Railways
In office 8 September 2003 - 16 May 2004
Personal details
Born	13 December 1963 Bijapur, Karnataka
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1994-2010) (2013-2015) (2018 Onwards)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (Secular) (2010-2013)
Spouse(s)	Shailaja Basangouda Patil
Children	2 sons
Parents	Ramanagouda B. Patil Yatnal and Kashibai R. Patil Yatnal
Residence	Vijayapura

Political career

Yatnal contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected from the Bijapur constituency in the 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[2] In the 1999 Indian general election, he contested and was elected from the Bijapur constituency of the Lok Sabha.[3] He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2004 Indian general election.[4] He was denied candidacy to contest on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2009 Indian general election.[5]

In 2010, he joined the Janata Dal (Secular).[6] In the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he contested as a candidate of the Janata Dal (Secular) but the lost the election from the Bijapur constituency.[7] He later rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party after being denied the post of state president by the Janata Dal (Secular) in the same year.[8]

In 2015, he was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party for 6 years for not withdrawing his nomination as an independent candidate for the twin constituencies of the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Council.[9] He won the election alongside S. R. Patil of the Indian National Congress.[10]

In 2018, he was re-inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party after 3 years despite dissent from supporters of Appu Pattanshetty from within the party.[11] The Deccan Chronicle noted that his adoption of a hardcore Hindu nationalist stance and support of the Lingayat community aided him in being considered by the party president Amit Shah without understanding the local politics and BSY capability.[12] He contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the election for a 2nd time from the Bijapur constituency in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[13]

Controversies

On 26 July 2018, Yatnal claimed that intellectuals should be shot because they were allegedly "destroying" the country.[14]

In February 2020, Yatnal sparked a row by calling centenarian freedom fighter H. S. Doreswamy, a Pakistani agent.[15]

On 9 November, 2020, Yatnal took a jibe at Islamic and Christian festivals and practices and called for “noiseless Fridays, bloodless Bakrid and cracker-less New Year Eve”.[16]

Positions held

• Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly - 1994-1999.
• Member, 13th Loksabha - 1999.
• Member, Committee on Industry - 1999-2002
• Member, Parliament Committee on Industry.
• Member, Parliament Committee on Private Members'Bills and Resolutions - 1999-2002
• Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development - 2000-2002
• Union Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles: 1 July 2002 - 8 Sept. 2003
• Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways: 8 Sept. 2003- May 2004
• Member, 14th Loksabha - 2004. (Reelected)
• Member, Parliament Committee on Labour.
• Member, Parliament House Committee.
• Member, Parliament Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
• Member of legislative council ( 2015–2018)
• Member of legislative assembly (2018-Present)

References

1. "BJP MLA lashes out against PM Modi for tweeting about Bihar floods but ignoring Karnataka". MSN. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. "Karnataka 1994". Election Commission of India.
3. "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India.
4. "General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India.
5. 16 March 2009. "BJP MP begins BJP Ulisi campaign". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
6. "Basanagouda Patil Yatnal joins JD(S) in Vijayapura". The Hindu. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
7. "Karnataka 2013". Election Commission of India.
8. "Yatnal quits JD(S), may rejoin BJP". Deccan Herald. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
9. "MLC polls: BJP expels rebel Yatnal for six years". Coastal Digest. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
10. "MLC polls LIVE: Congress wins in Bidar, Ballari, Raichur-Koppal". NewsKarnataka. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
11. Moudgal, Sandeep (4 April 2018). "BJP: Estranged BJP man Yatnal, JD(S) MLA Khuba join party in Bengaluru". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
12. "Patil Yatnal entry triggers dissent in BJP". Deccan Chronicle. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
13. "Karnataka General Legislative Election 2018". Election Commission of India.
14. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/intellectuals-should-be-shot-mla/articleshow/65155021.cms
15. "Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal calls centenarian freedom fighter Doreswamy 'Pak agent', sparks row". Hindustan Times. 3 March 2020.
16. https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/let-there-also-be-noiseless-fridays-bloodless-bakrid-senior-bjp-leader-yatnal-913383.html

External links

• Mr. Patils Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website