Rs 5 crore cross-vote offer: Four held for allegedly trying to poach Congress MLAs for BJP in Odisha's Rajya Sabha polls

Four men were arrested in Bengaluru on Sunday. They allegedly tried to bribe Odisha Congress legislators with ₹5 crore each. The aim was to influence votes in the Rajya Sabha elections for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress leaders filed a complaint after the incident. The arrests occurred amid political tension over the fourth Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha.