Senior BJP leaders held two emergency meetings in Belagavi on Friday, following reports that the high command may replace MP Mangala Angadi with Jagadish Shettar, former CM.
A meeting was held in a private office while the second was held at the residence of Prabhakar Kore, former Rajya Sabha member.
Iranna Kadadi, Rajya Sabha member, Abhay Patil, MLA, former MLAs Anil Benake and Vishwanath Patil, M.B. Zirli, and some district unit office-bearers like Virupaksha Mamani, were present. Members of the Jarkiholi family and Angadi family did not attend.