The six-time MLA from Afzalpur in Kalaburagi district has been upset with the induction of his brother Nithin Guttedar into the BJP.
Former Karnataka minister and BJP leader Malikayya Guttedar on Friday, 19 April, joined Congress. The six-time MLA from Afzalpur in Kalaburagi district was upset with the induction of his brother Nithin Guttedar into BJP. MY Patil from Congress won the seat in the 2023 Assembly election, in which Malikayya Guttedar finished third behind Nithin, who contested as an independent.