India, July 13 -- The political face-off between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah intensified on Monday, fuelled by allegations that the saffron party attempted to bribe National Conference (NC) legislators with cash and ministerial portfolios.

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP served a legal notice to Chief Minister Abdullah over his claim that the BJP "offered Rs.20 -30 crore" to at least one NC MLA in an effort to topple his government, news agency PTI reported.

Reacting to the development, CM Abdullah told reporters at the NC headquarters that he considers this "a great honour" and referred to the legal notice as a "love letter".

These remarks come after the BJP's legal notice ...