This special report covers the heated political battle between the BJP and Congress over allegations that the Congress-led Karnataka government is illegally funding the party’s election campaign in Bihar. The BJP, through leaders like B.Y. Raghavendra, has accused Congress ministers of being given targets to extort money, effectively turning the state into an ‘ATM’. In response, Congress spokesperson Shatabish Shivanna retorted, ‘You can’t be bankrupt and an ATM at the same time unless you’re auditioning for a comedy show.’ The Congress has challenged the BJP to produce evidence, dismissing the charges as baseless and a ‘hit and run’ tactic, while the BJP points to what it calls ‘circumstantial evidence’ and past instances like the Valmiki Nigam scam.