State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra met party leaders and elected members of the City Corporation in Vijayapura on Sunday. However, local MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, considered a vocal critic of Mr. Vijayendra and his father B.S. Yediyurappa, was absent.
Those who attended the meeting included Member of Parliament Ramesh Jigajinagi, the former Ministers Murugesh Nirani and S.K. Bellubbi and leaders Ramesh Bhusnur, Vijugouda Patil, Suresh Biradar, apart from some city corporation members.
The corporation members are believed to have urged Mr. Vijayendra to bury the hatchet with Mr. Yatnal, as he was a popular leader who had helped them win the local body polls.
