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P 6In the purported audio clip, Kumaraswamy is allegedly heard telling a party leader that each JD(S) MLA was demanding Rs 1 crore for exercising his/her franchise in the legislative council elections.Kumaraswamy said BJP leaders, including those from the Centre, were free to release any audio or video clip. With his trusted lieutenants distancing themselves from BSY’s efforts to return to power, the poaching work has been left to party’s second-rung leadership. It was merely an observation on the system,” he noted.The Manjunatha Temple had figured in the battle between Kumaraswamy and then CM Yeddyurappa in 2011. “I learnt a lesson from that incident and won’t dare resort to any falsehood in the Kshetra that is the abode of Lord Manjunatha. The clip’s content has been in the public domain since 2014.Poaching leaves BJP a divided lotUnease has crept into state BJP leadership as repeated efforts by B S Yeddyurappa to topple the coalition government have become unsuccessful..