Janata Dal (Secular) MLA K Srinivasa Gowda alleged that the BJP offered him ₹30 crore to resign from the party. "BJP's CN Ashwathnarayan, SR Vishwanath and CP Yogeshwar came to my home...and gave me ₹5 crore in advance," he added. "I spoke to (Karnataka CM) HD Kumaraswamy [about it] and told them to take back that money," he further said.