Ramesh camp to meet today, says they back expelled Yatnal

A DAY after Vijayapura MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal was expelled from the BJP for six years, all disgruntled party MLAs headed by Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi have decided to hold a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday to send a strong message to the party that all of them are in support of the former.

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Ramesh said in Belagavi on Thursday that the rebel MLAs, who are against the leadership of BV Vijayendra, will appeal to the party high command to reconsider its decision to expel Yatnal.

Ramesh said that he still stands by his previous statements opposing the leadership of Vijayendra and added that he has never spoken against any other BJP leader. "On March 28, we will hold a meeting with our close associates in Bengaluru, where we will discuss everything. Moreover, no one is bigger than the high command, so we will appeal to the party to reconsider its decision," he said.