"Credit for dedicating Karnataka's resources to high command belongs to BJP, not Congress": Priyank Kharge on alleged sale of political positions

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 21 (ANI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over allegations of selling political positions in Karnataka, claiming that the credit for diverting state's resources to the "high command belongs solely to the BJP" and "not the Congress".
Sharing a video post on X, Kharge referred to a conversation between former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and the late BJP leader Anant Kumar, in which it was reportedly disclosed that Rs 1,800 crore in black money was given to the BJP high command.
"Have the @BJP4Karnataka leaders forgotten that it was revealed in the conversation between Shri Yediyurappa and the late Shri Anant Kumar that ₹1800 crore in black money was given to the BJP high command? If they have forgotten, we are reminding them once again. It would be better if MP B.Y. Raghavendra listens to his revered father's words once and then speaks," Kharge wrote on X.

ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಹೈಕಮಾಂಡಿಗೆ ₹1800 ಕೋಟಿ ಕಪ್ಪ ನೀಡಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರು ಹಾಗೂ ದಿ. ಶ್ರೀ ಅನಂತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿದ್ದನ್ನು @BJP4Karnataka ನಾಯಕರು ಮರೆತಿದ್ದಾರೆಯೇ?
ಮರೆತಿದ್ದರೆ, ನಾವು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.

ಸಂಸದ ಬಿ.ವೈ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರರವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಪೂಜ್ಯ ತಂದೆಯವರ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಮ್ಮೆ… pic.twitter.com/2q9NwXuDBs

— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) October 21, 2025

He further advised BJP MP BY Raghavendra to heed his late father's words before making public statements.
"It was BJP members who said that ₹2,500 crore must be paid for the Chief Minister's post, and it was also BJP members who said that 60, 70 crore must be paid for ministerial positions," Congress leader said.

Kharge added that the BJP itself had revealed that positions in the state government were put up for sale.
"It was BJP members themselves who revealed that the BJP high command had put positions up for sale and turned it into a business. The credit for dedicating Karnataka's resources to the high command belongs to the BJP, not to the Congress," Kharge claimed.
Earlier on Monday, Kharge also criticised the Central government, accusing it of discriminating against the state in the allocation of flood relief funds.
Speaking to reporters, Kharge said despite Karnataka being the highest paying GST state and contributing 8.9 per cent to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the state is treated unfairly by the Union Government when it comes to the devolution of funds. (ANI)