BJP called and offered me ministry, says Congress leader Amaregouda Patil

Congress leader Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur revealed on Wednesday that he had received lucrative offers from the Bharatiya Janata Party to switch his allegiance for the latter. "I got a call from the BJP leaders. They said come to us and we will give a ministry to you. We'll make you a minister. But, I'm going to stay here. H. D. Kumaraswamy is our Chief Minister," said Bayyapur.