# Cong MLA resigns over taluks’ exclusion from drought-hit list

> Congress MLA Yashvanta Rayagouda V Patil resigned from the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday after the government left Indi and Chadchan taluks in his Vijayapura constituency out of the list of drought affected areas, saying he could no longer do justice to voters who had elected him.

- Published: 2026-09-24T03:01:25.686Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T02:31:30.192Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: D.K. Shivakumar, GS Patil, Indian National Congress, Karnataka’s ground truthing list for drought assessment, Vijayapura, Vijayapura’s Indi taluk, Yashvanta Rayagouda V Patil, notification adding Indi to the list, the government

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- 2026-09-24T03:01:25.686Z - Hindustan Times: [Cong MLA resigns over taluks’ exclusion from drought-hit list](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cong-mla-resigns-over-taluks-exclusion-from-drought-hit-list-101790192842220.html)
- 2026-09-25T02:31:30.192Z - Hindustan Times: [After MLA resigns, taluk added to drought-hit list](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-mla-resigns-taluk-added-to-drought-hit-list-101790278020960.html)

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