Bengaluru/New Delhi: Sting operations on Thursday purportedly showed crores of rupees being "offered" to independent lawmakers in Karnataka to vote for Congress or JD-S nominees in the June 11 Rajya Sabha elections for four seats or legislators from small parties talking about money for their support.

A 31-minute operation, conducted by English channel Times Now over a week recently, with interviews and quotes of senior politicians, lawmakers, ministers and two candidates contesting in the Rajya Sabha polls, allegedly exposes how votes can be "purchased" through favours in the guise of development.