The defamation case was filed by BJP leader Keshav Prasad against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, taking objection to the advertisements and campaigning slogans of Congress party during the lead up to the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections.
In the ads, the Congress party had alleged that the BJP, which was then in power in the State, was charging up to 40 percent commission/ bribes from contractors and others for execution of public works.
BJP in its complaint has accused Congress leaders of spreading false advertisements targeting its party members including the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Source: Barandbench
