DK Shivakumar hints at BJP support in Congress’s Channapatna bypoll victory
D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, suggested that BJP and JD(S) workers in Channapatna supported Congress candidate C.P. Yogeeshwara, leading to his victory in the assembly by-election. Shivakumar expressed gratitude for their support, while BJP attributed the loss to Congress's alleged use of money power.