The appointment of a BJP leader from South Karnataka as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly has raised dust and ruffled feathers in the party, days after party president was also picked from a Southern district.
These developments come ahead of the legislature session in Belagavi. The session is annually conducted in the border district in a bid to highlight issues of North Karnataka which tend to get a short shrift.
The most vociferous voices against this “injustice” have been Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Ramesh Jarkiholi. Mr. Yatnal, former Union Minister, had openly put forward the demand for choosing a leader from North Karnataka as Leader of the Opposition, as the party presidentship had been given to a leader from the south interior region.
