India, Nov. 15 -- A metro ride on Bengaluru's new Pink Line came with a light moment on Friday when Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar joked that he had no money with him, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid for his ticket.

The Congress leader also said politics should be limited to elections, and development should be kept separate from it. The Prime Minister wants development to take place, he said.

The development came at a time when the state government and the Centre are at odds over the financing of Bengaluru's metro expansion.

Recounting the light-hearted exchange with Modi on Saturday, Shivakumar told reporters: "I did not have money with me, so I told him, 'you buy my ticket'. He swiped his card for me as well."

He was...