BJP spending 1000 Crores for purchasing MLAs in K'taka: JDS

Bengaluru: The JDS on Tuesday alleged that the BJP is spending Rs 1000 Crores for purchasing MLAs in Karnataka.

JDS trough a tweet alleged, ” BJP is spending 1000 Crores for purchasing MLAs in Karnataka. You read it right, “1000 Crore Rupees Only. Almost 10% of annual state budget of Mizoram, Manipur & Sikkim! How and where did Modi, Shah get this money from? ‘Corruption-free rule’ is only on books & reality is this!.”

Karnataka’s year-old Congress-Janata Dal (S) coalition government is on the brink of collapse after the spate of resignations by the MLAs.

The Karnataka Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member assembly is 113.

Before the latest spate of resignations, the Congress had 78 MLAs, the JD(S) 37 and the BJP 105. The Congress-JD(S) coalition effectively had the support of 119 MLAs in an Assembly where the halfway mark was 113.