"Money power can change a lot of things...There are a lot of business people and industrialists in the Hubbali constituency," Jagadish Shettar alleged.
Following the sweeping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, the Congress party is already witnessing a power struggle for the position of chief minister in the state.
HD Kumaraswamy, who has already conceded that JD(S) is now too small a party to impact the outcome of Karnataka elections, does not need to 'swallow poison' anymore by allying with Congress this time.
Congress' Jagadish Shettar, who had quit BJP to join Congress ahead of the polls is trailing by a huge margin in the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency
"No one has contacted me till now. Let us see the final results first. According to the exit polls, there is no need for options. Let us see," the JD(S) leader added.