New Delhi, June 9 -- The Congress reportedly shifted 35 of its 62 MLAs in Madhya Pradesh to Bengaluru, alleging poaching attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Rajya Sabha Elections. These MLAs are eligible to vote in the June 18 Rajya Sabha polls.

The first batch of 35 MLAs left for Bengaluru with their family members by a charter flight. "The rest will leave by evening," state Congress Media Cell Chairman Mukesh Nayak told PTI.

Nayak said that the Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, accompanied the MLAs.

The Congress decided to move its MLAs to party-ruled Karnataka to keep its flock together and prevent cross-voting, another leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

The 230-member Ma...