Sudheendra Kulkarni , a former key aide to BJP leader L. K. Advaniu00a0 was on Tuesday sent to judicial custody in connection with the 2008 cash for votes scam.

Sudheendra Kulkarni, who has been sent to Tihar Jail till October 1, appeared in a Delhi court earlier in the day in response to its summons for his alleged role in the cash-for-vote scam and sought interim bail, claiming that he was "a whistle blower" with a motive to expose corruption.