“Admitting Basanagouda Patil Yatnal in the Congress will be difficult as his ideology does not align with that of our party,” Minister and Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi said in Belagavi on Tuesday.

It seems that the BJP and Mr. Yatnal need each other. It is in the BJP that he belongs, Mr. Jarkiholi said.

He told reporters that there has neither been any discussion nor any demand by anyone towards admitting Mr. Yatnal into the party.

He reiterated that he has never sought a change in the State Congress leadership. The high command will take a decision on that, he said.