The FIR against Suraj on Saturday was lodged a day after the complainant JD(S) worker was booked for allegedly trying to extort ₹5 crore from the party leader.
Lingayats came in support of JD(S) candidates in Mandya and Hassan while the Vokkaligas stood behind the BJP’s Lingayat candidates in Tumkur and Shivamogga
There’s been unconfirmed talk of the TDP and JD(U) demanding plum portfolios (both finance and home have been mentioned by people familiar with the matter), as also the Speaker’s post