India, Aug. 12 -- KN Rajanna, the Karnataka minister and close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who resigned from his post on Monday after his comments on voter theft sparked a row, said he has become the victim of a "big conspiracy".

He said he would soon go to Delhi and meet the party's central leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal, and "clarify the misunderstanding".

According to reports, Rajanna's exit was sought by Rahul Gandhi, who is spearheading the Congress allegation that the Election Commission in collusion with the BJP has introduced a huge number of fake voters.

KN Rajanna resigned from his post on Monday, hours after his comments on alleged electoral roll irregularities triggered a political storm.

His ...