Congress candidate from Bagalkot Samyukta Patil began her Lok Sabha election campaign on Monday despite the threat of rebellion from the Kashappanavar faction among the District Congress.
The young lawyer from Vijayapura is the daughter of Minister Shivanand Patil.
She is facing opposition from her fellow party leaders, Congress MLA from Hungund Vijayanand Kashappanavar and his wife and ticket aspirant Veena Kashappanavar.