May 1, 2019, 4:26 PM IST
Bengaluru: Ever since the coalition government, headed by HD Kumaraswamy, came into existence in Karnataka, the alleged threats of Operation Lotus are always present. There are allegations that the BJP is indulging in poaching to destabilise the coalition government.
Well, that is one story. But on the contrary, is the coalition government trying to poach members of the BJP? In an audio tape accessed by MyNation, JD(S) MLA Devanand Chavan is heard speaking to a person named Shivaji Metagar. The conversation centres around how close Somanagouda Patil, a BJP MLA from Devarahipparagi of Bijapur is to home minister MB Patil and he would resign and join Congress if MB Patil asked him to do so. Let’s listen in: