Overview
- BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy alleged rival Congress camps are trying to buy their own MLAs with offers such as Rs 50 crore, a flat and a Fortuner.
- He said the bargaining has risen in some cases to Rs 75–100 crore as groups aligned to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar vie for support.
- Narayanaswamy accused AICC in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala of seeking Rs 200 crore for ministerial berths and cited MLA K C Veerendra ‘Puppy’ as having paid an advance.
- He announced plans to write to the Enforcement Directorate and demanded Surjewala’s arrest over the alleged dealmaking.
- These are opposition allegations with no independent corroboration reported so far, and News18 noted the Congress had not responded at the time of publication.