The rift between Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) has been widening recently as both parties have tried to outdo each other to grapple as much as power in the coalition government.
In 2017, the Siddaramaiah government had brought this proposal to build a steel flyover but had to stop the project after facing severe protest from citizens and green activists.
As soon as the video went viral, CM Kumaraswamy claimed that his statement was an emotional outburst as he was reacting to the death of a party worker.
Interestingly, the highest number of irregularities have been discovered in Channapatna and Kanakapura taluks of Ramanagaram district, from where both HD Kumaraswamy and DK Shivakumar have been elected.
An audio-clip containing a conversation between an associate of BJP leader B Sriramulu and a Dubai-based businessman allegedly trying to get few Congress- JDS MLAs to switch sides to BJP.