BJP panel to hold solo talks with unhappy MLAs

BENGALURU: BJP general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh will be in Bengaluru on a three-day visit from Wednesday, in a bid to hear out all parties and put an end to differences in the state BJP unit. He will be meeting ministers on Wednesday, MLAs on Thursday and State Core Committee members on Friday, along with a series of meetings with various stakeholders.

Meanwhile, the coordination committee constituted to iron out differences between party leaders will also hold one-on-one talks with MLAs criticising party leaders in public, and causing embarrassment to the party and government. In the past few months, many BJP leaders, including Basavaraj Patil Yatnal, Aravind Bellad, AH Vishwanath, CP Yogeshwar, MP Renukacharaya and others have been making statements against their own leaders, either speaking to the media or on social media. Chief Whip and Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar had urged party leaders to provide a platform for legislators to express their opinions and grievances.