Bengaluru, March 15 -- AICC secretary in charge of Odisha, Jetti Kusum Kumar, on Sunday, alleged that a man linked to a candidate supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party attempted to bribe Congress MLAs with a blank cheque worth Rs 5 crore, claiming the party caught the individual and registered a case.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar alleged that an FIR had been filed against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and a hotel owner, while also accusing BJP candidate Dilip Roy of involvement in the alleged horse-trading attempt.

"A man of a candidate being supported by BJP, came to our MLA and brought a blank cheque, which we caught and registered a case. This is a result of the BJP's horse trading... We filed a report against the state CM and...