Karnataka Minister Shivanand Patil resigns, dares BJP’s Yatnal to face him in electoral battle

Accepting a challenge from senior BJP MLA and former minister Basangouda Patil Yatnal, Karnataka's Minister for Textiles, Sugarcane Development, and Agricultural Marketing, Shivanand Patil, resigned from his Assembly membership on Friday and dared the BJP leader to do the same and face him in an electoral contest.