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Congress, JD(S) cry poaching; BJP says politics an art of possibility
The Congress and the JD(S), which plan to form a coalition government in Karnataka, alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to poach their lawmakers but separately claimed later that the attempts so far had failed.
New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Congress and the JD(S), which plan to form a coalition government in Karnataka, alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to poach their lawmakers but separately claimed later that the attempts so far had failed.
In the state where both camps said they were confident about forming a government, murmurs of poaching gained ground on an action-packed day, when JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy accused the BJP of doling out a bribe of Rs 100 crore and triggered a backlash.
BJP’s Basavaraj Bommai, a former minister and the son of ex-chief minister SR Bommai, said his party was not “approaching any individual” but stressed that “politics is an art of possibility.”
A day after both camps met the Governor to stake claim, media reports suggested three Congress lawmakers --- Rajshekhar Patil, Nagendra and Anand Singh --- were untraceable even as their party leaders went into a huddle in state capital Bengaluru.
Kumaraswamy alleged that his party MLAs are being offered Rs 100 crore each to support the BJP for forming government in Karnataka, which has thrown up a fractured mandate. The JDS leader also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of misusing his position.
"JDS MLAs are being offered Rs 100 crore each. Where is this black money coming from? They are supposedly the servers of poor people and they are offering money today. Where are the income tax officials?" said Kumaraswamy.
Soon after, former prime minister Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular) held its legislative party meeting in the state capital. News agency ANI reported lawmakers Raja Venkatappa Nayaka and Venkata Rao Nadagouda did not attend the event.
“We are all together. All this is false news. In fact, there are six BJP people who are in touch with us,” said Congress leader MB Patil amid suspense over government formation in Karnataka.
