Former BJP leader Jagadish Shettar who is now a Congress candidate has lost Hubli-Dharwad Central seat to BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginakai despite Congress party's victory in the state. He accused BJP party for using power of money and pressure tactics to defeat him.
Shettar added, "Money power played a very important role. Their (BJP) pressure tactics among the voters, pressure tactics because of power and IT (cell)... In the last six elections, I never distributed money to the voters. For the first time, BJP candidate, the BJP party distributed money Rs 500-1000 to voters. All these factors have turned into the BJP's favour."
