Jammu, March 3 -- The ruling BJP in Karnataka was found in a controversy Tuesday after a video CD allegedly featuring audio conversations between Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and a young unidentified woman on television channels.

A social activist, Dinesh Kalahalli, who claimed he was authorised by the woman's family, later filed a complaint with the Cubbon Park police in Bengaluru alleging that the woman in the video clips was enticed by the minister with the offer of a government job.

The police are yet to register a formal case and are verifying the legitimacy of the complaint, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M N Anucheth said.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa held a meeting with party colleagues, and so...