<p>BJP candidate for Channapatna C P Yogeeshwara said on Monday that he might lose the elections as his opponents had bribed voters using black money and had resorted to strong-arm tactics.</p>.<p>Addressing the media here, he said that the Congress and the JD(S) had joined hands two days before the polling on Saturday, in order to defeat him. </p>.<p>"(Energy Minister) D K Shivakumar's black money was distributed indiscriminately all over the constituency and 20 Congress leaders who were with me were bought over by the opposition," Yogeeshwara said. </p>.<p>"In this election, the DKS brothers (Shivakumar and Suresh) gave H M Revanna (Congress candidate) the task to end my political career. Kumaraswamy made good use of the opportunity," said an emotional Yogeeshwara.</p>.<p>Irrespective of who wins, the victory will be by a small margin. "Even if I lose, I will stay in the BJP and serve the party. In the event of a by-election that may be necessitated when Kumaraswamy vacates one of the seats, if he wins both, I will contest if the party so wishes," Yogeeshwara said.</p>
<p>BJP candidate for Channapatna C P Yogeeshwara said on Monday that he might lose the elections as his opponents had bribed voters using black money and had resorted to strong-arm tactics.</p>.<p>Addressing the media here, he said that the Congress and the JD(S) had joined hands two days before the polling on Saturday, in order to defeat him. </p>.<p>"(Energy Minister) D K Shivakumar's black money was distributed indiscriminately all over the constituency and 20 Congress leaders who were with me were bought over by the opposition," Yogeeshwara said. </p>.<p>"In this election, the DKS brothers (Shivakumar and Suresh) gave H M Revanna (Congress candidate) the task to end my political career. Kumaraswamy made good use of the opportunity," said an emotional Yogeeshwara.</p>.<p>Irrespective of who wins, the victory will be by a small margin. "Even if I lose, I will stay in the BJP and serve the party. In the event of a by-election that may be necessitated when Kumaraswamy vacates one of the seats, if he wins both, I will contest if the party so wishes," Yogeeshwara said.</p>