Bengaluru, June 30 -- A deepening crisis over alleged cross-voting in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections escalated on Tuesday, with former Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda dismissing a viral audio clip attributed to him as "fake", while BJP MLA HK Suresh took a public oath at the Belur Chennakeshava Temple to assert that he had not betrayed the party.
The controversy has intensified internal turmoil within the Karnataka BJP after allegations surfaced that some party MLAs voted against the party's official candidate in the Council polls. The issue has snowballed into a major embarrassment for the state unit, with the party's central leadership closely monitoring developments and seeking to identify those responsible.
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