Basanagouda Patil Yatnal

Basangouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal is an Indian politician and Hindu leader, who was the Minister of state for Textiles 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 Bijapur City Assembly constituency since 2018. He has been a member of parliament from the Bijapur constituency for two terms and has been a member of the legislative council from the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency for one term. Basangouda Patil Yatnal was expelled from BJP for six years for "Anti-Party" Remarks on 26 March 2025.