Bengaluru: As the fate of Cong-JD(s) coalition government in the state hangs in balance ahead of the much anticipated trust vote, more reports of ‘Operation Lotus’ have surfaced against BJP on Saturday as reports of Congress minister being offered money to switch sides have come to the forth.

According to the reports, Congress MLA and cabinet minister Raheem Khan has been offered money to join BJP.

The reports further add that Raheem Khan on Saturday morning received call from a close-aide of BJP State President, BS Yeddyurappa who allegedly offered him Rs. 30 crore for joining the party.

“If you join BJP, you will become the first Muslim Minister of BJP Government in the state, we will establish you as the most influential Muslim leader in Northern Karnataka” the influential woman leader of BJP reportedly told Rahim Khan on call.

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Gurugram (PTI): A petrol pump worker died after an SUV rammed into his motorcycle in the Sushant Lok area here, police said on Thursday.

The accused driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle after the accident. An FIR has been registered at the Sushant Lok police station, they said.

According to police, the accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Mukesh was travelling from Sector 44 to Sushant Lok on Vyapar Kendra Road for some work.

Near Vyapar Kendra, a white Thar coming from the wrong side at high speed hit his motorcycle head-on, leaving him critically injured, they said.

The driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind, police added.

Eyewitnesses claimed the vehicle had no number plates either at the front or rear.

Locals took Mukesh to a private hospital, where he died during treatment, police said. He was a resident of Rohta Patti in Palwal and worked at a petrol pump in Sector 44.

An FIR was registered against the unidentified driver, based on a complaint lodged by his brother Ashok. The body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem on Thursday, police said.

“The Thar vehicle has been seized from the spot. CCTV footage from the area is being examined, and the driver will be arrested soon,” a Gurugram police spokesperson said.