Karnataka elections: Are Janardhan Reddy and BJP bhai-bhai in Bellari?

As Bharatiya Janata Party is facing heat for giving tickets to two brothers, a nephew and an aide of tainted mining baron G Janardhana Reddy in the Karnataka election, the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa has said that it was done with Amit Shah's approval.

In an exclusive interview to India Today, BS Yeddyurappa admitted that he had "learnt his lesson" during his tenure when Reddy was implicated in the Ballari mining scam but added, "Janardhana Reddy is not contesting the polls, just helping the party so that we win Ballari and the 15 adjoining districts."