Yeddyurappa's son is holding two MLAs hostage in hotel: Congress

VS Ugrappa of Congress said that BY Vijayendra called the wife of a Congress MLA & asked her to request to her husband to vote for Yeddyurappa.

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NEW DELHI: Hours before the crucial floor test in Karnataka Assembly, the Congress has alleged that BS Yeddyurappa's son BY Vijayendra has held two of its MLAs hostage in a hotel.

Massive allegation by Congress - Accuses CM BS Yeddyurappa's son of holding two of its MLAs hostage in Bengaluru's Goldfinch hotel. #KarnatakaFloorTest pic.twitter.com/2H3xHHMgUb

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 19, 2018

VS Ugrappa of Congress said that BY Vijayendra called the wife of a Congress MLA & asked her to request to her husband to vote for Yeddyurappa. He said "we'll give your husband a ministry or else we'll give Rs. 15 crore to your husband".

He (BJP's BY Vijayendra) called the wife of a Congress MLA & asked her to request to her husband to vote for Yeddyurappa. He said, we'll give your husband a ministry or else we'll give Rs. 15 crore to your husband: VS Ugrappa, Congress. pic.twitter.com/CwzHTy3Ol7

— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2018

Congress also released an alleged audio of newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa offering money and berth to Congress MLAs. The Congress social media in charge shared the audio clip of Yeddyurappa bribing Congress MLA BC Patil. The post was captioned - “Shameless Yeddyurappa doing horse trading openly,”. On Friday, Congress said that Janardhan Reddy offered hundreds of crore rupees and a minister portfolio to Raichur rural MLA Basvanagowda Daddal over the phone.