Congress using moey power to win Council elections- CM Bommai

In Karnataka, the election for MLC has become a prestige for both- BJP and Congress. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday accused the Congress of using money to buy votes in the December 10 polls for 25 seats in the upper house of the state legislature. “Having lost people’s support, the Congress has a ploy to win the Legislative Council election by money power. But the grand old party’s true colours had been exposed,” Bommai said. “Fall of morality in the Congress is very clear. People should show the Congress its place as the party is trying to win the election through immoral splurge of money,” Bommai said. Addressing a public meeting organised by the BJP in Anekal , Bommai said his government will prioritise the development of not just Bengaluru but also gram panchayats attached to the city. “There’s a concern that in spite of being attached to Bengaluru, the development of the gram panchayats is not on par with municipal wards inside the city. I’m here to drive that concern away,” Bommai said. 

Earlier, the Congress had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using -- or misusing -- state machinery to win support. All three political parties have intensified their respective campaigns for the upcoming elections that would determine who keeps control of the upper house of the state legislature. The BJP is also trying to strike a deal with the Janata Dal (Secular) to defeat the Congress. For the upcoming Vidhana Parishad elections, no decision has been taken on extending support to any party. There has been no discussion on this yet. HD Kumaraswamy said.