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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Basangouda Patil Yatnal
| image = BijapurHuli1.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bijapur]], [[Karnataka]]
| residence = [[Bijapur|Vijayapura]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 15 May 2018
| constituency1 = [[Vijayapura City (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bijapur City]]
| predecessor1 = [[Makbul S Bagawan]]
| predecessor2 = Ustad Mehboob Patel
| term2 = 1994 - 1999
| successor2 = Ustad Mehboob Patel
| constituency2 = [[Bijapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bijapur]]
| office3 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| constituency3 = ''Bijapur Local Authorities''
| term_start3 = 6 January 2016
| term_end3 = 15 May 2018
| successor3 = Sunil Gouda B. Patil
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]] [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Bijapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijapur]]
| predecessor4 = [[M. B. Patil]]
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2009
| successor4 = [[Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi]]
| office5 = [[Minister of State]] [[Government of India]]
| term5 = 1 July 2002 - 22 May 2004
| 1blankname5 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata5 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname5 = Minister of Railways
| 2namedata5 = 8 September 2003 - 22 May 2004
| 3blankname5 = Minister of Textiles
| 3namedata5 = 1 July 2002 - 8 September 2003
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (1994-2010) (2013-2015) (2018 Onwards)
| spouse = Shailaja Basangouda Patil
| children = 2 sons
| footnotes = CM of Karnataka
| parents = Ramanagouda B. Patil Yatnal and Kashibai R. Patil Yatnal
| honorific_prefix =
| occupation =
| Siblings =
| otherparty = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (2010-2013)
}}

'''Basangouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal''' (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian BJP politician who was the Minister of state for Textile from 1 July 2002 to 8 September 2003 and Minister of state for Railways from 8 September 2003 to 16 May 2004 and current MLA from [[Bijapur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vijayapur City]] since from 2018. He has been a member of parliament from the Bijapur constituency for two terms and has been as a member of the legislative council from the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency for one term.

== Political career ==
Yatnal contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected from the [[Bijapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Bijapur constituency]] in the [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3780-karnataka-1994/|title=Karnataka 1994|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=}}</ref> In the [[1999 Indian general election]], he contested and was elected from the [[Bijapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bijapur constituency]] of the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/|title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=}}</ref> He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in the [[2004 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/|title=General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III)|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=}}</ref> He was denied candidacy to contest on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the [[2009 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/BJP-MP-begins-BJP-Ulisi-campaign/articleshow/22193885.cms|title=BJP MP begins BJP Ulisi campaign|last=16 March 2009|date=|website=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302095450/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/BJP-MP-begins-BJP-Ulisi-campaign/articleshow/22193885.cms|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>

In 2010, he joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/23/stories/2010012354920300.htm|title=Basanagouda Patil Yatnal joins JD(S) in Vijayapura|last=|first=|date=23 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302094839/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Basanagouda-Patil-Yatnal-joins-JDS-in-Bijapur/article15966766.ece|archive-date=2 March 2020|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=}}</ref> In the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], he contested as a candidate of the Janata Dal (Secular) but the lost the election from the Bijapur constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3784-karnataka-2013/|title=Karnataka 2013|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=}}</ref> He later rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party after being denied the post of state president by the Janata Dal (Secular) in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/360996/yatnal-quits-jds-may-rejoin.html|title=Yatnal quits JD(S), may rejoin BJP|last=|first=|date=2013-10-04|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

In 2015, he was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party for 6 years for not withdrawing his nomination as an independent candidate for the twin constituencies of the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/82003-mlc-polls-bjp-expels-rebel-yatnal-for-six-years|title=MLC polls: BJP expels rebel Yatnal for six years|last=|first=|date=2015-12-13|website=Coastal Digest|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> He won the election alongside [[S. R. Patil]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/mlc-polls-update-congress-wins-bengaluru-urban-seat|title=MLC polls LIVE: Congress wins in Bidar, Ballari, Raichur-Koppal|last=|first=|date=|website=NewsKarnataka|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302104038/https://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/mlc-polls-update-congress-wins-bengaluru-urban-seat|archive-date=2020-03-02|access-date=}}</ref>

In 2018, he was re-inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party after 3 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/estranged-bjp-man-yatnal-jds-mla-khuba-join-party-in-bengaluru/articleshow/63613812.cms|title=BJP: Estranged BJP man Yatnal, JD(S) MLA Khuba join party in Bengaluru|last=Moudgal|first=Sandeep|date=4 April 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> The [[Deccan Chronicle]] noted that his adoption of a hardcore [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] stance and support of the [[Lingayatism|Lingayat]] community aided him in being considered by the party president [[Amit Shah]] without understanding the local politics and BSY capability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/070418/patil-yatnal-entry-triggers-dissent-in-bjp.html|title=Patil Yatnal entry triggers dissent in BJP|last=|first=|date=2018-04-07|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> He contested as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the election for a 2nd time from the Bijapur constituency in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/|title=Karnataka General Legislative Election 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

In February 2020, Yatnal sparked a row by calling centenarian freedom fighter [[H. S. Doreswamy]], a ''Pakistani agent''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-bjp-mla-basanagouda-patil-yatnal-calls-centenarian-freedom-fighter-doreswamy-pak-agent-sparks-row/story-cZIcvOUEzBID47yGw0Nv0K.html|title=Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal calls centenarian freedom fighter Doreswamy 'Pak agent', sparks row|last=|first=|date=2020-03-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=}}</ref>

On 9 November, 2020, Yatnal took a jibe at Islamic and Christian festivals and practices and called for “noiseless Fridays, bloodless Bakrid and cracker-less New Year Eve”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/let-there-also-be-noiseless-fridays-bloodless-bakrid-senior-bjp-leader-yatnal-913383.html|title = Let there also be noiseless Fridays, bloodless Bakrid: Senior BJP leader Yatnal|date = 9 November 2020}}</ref>

==Positions held==

* Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly - 1994-1999.
* Member, 13th Loksabha - 1999.
* Member, Committee on Industry - 1999-2002
* Member, Parliament Committee on Industry.
* Member, Parliament Committee on Private Members'Bills and Resolutions - 1999-2002
* Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development - 2000-2002
* Union Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles: 1 July 2002 - 8 Sept. 2003
* Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways: 8 Sept. 2003- May 2004
* Member, 14th Loksabha - 2004. (Reelected)
* Member, Parliament Committee on Labour.
* Member, Parliament House Committee.
* Member, Parliament Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
* Member of legislative council ( 2015–2018)
* Member of legislative assembly (2018-Present)

==Social Activism==

Has been a hard-core supporter and a grass root karyakarta of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from a very young age, from working as a root level worker to holding mukhya shikshak positions in various parts of the state.
Apart from these official positions has been involved in various philantropical and social welfare activities, currently managing multiple education institutions of which one provides absolutely free education to the underprivileged.
Also established a Gaushala in 2014, on a sprawling 80 acres land, which currently shelters and nurtures about 1000 stray cows. The Gaushala also provides a dedicated 24x7 ambulance service for the stray cows.
Lately, in December 2018 played a host to one of the biggest socia-cultural event in the history of south India, Bharatiya Sanskruti Utsava, a week long event organised to create an awareness and enlighten the current & future citizens of India about the rich heritage and culture of our incredible country. Over 25 lakh people from all parts of India visited this historic event to make it a huge success.

• Walked about 180 km from Bhima river to Krishna river as a protest for irregularities in irrigation works.

• Successfully protested to raise the height of Almatti dam, which in turn helped thousands of farmers.

• Successfully organised a social movement to convert the railway from meter gauge to broad gauge.

• Led Mulwad lift irrigation movement to help the farmers in this region.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx Mr. Patils Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]

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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]

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