Kupendra Reddy's declared wealth of Rs 1,200 crore makes Congress side nervous in a state with history of cross-voting, and given its own past record with the businessman
The presence of Kupendra Reddy, a wealthy businessman, as JDS candidate in the electoral fray has disturbed the peace of top Congress leaders, especially, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar. He had, on Monday, accused JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy of making "offers" to Congress MLAs to influence them to vote for his party candidate in the February 27 polls.
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“We are aware of who HD Kumaraswamy is making phone calls to, what he is speaking and what offers he is making. Our MLAs have given us all the information. We are aware of BJPs game plan too,” Shivakumar told the media in Bengaluru.