Ballari rural Congress MLA Nagendra was among the 19 ministers who took oath on Monday, two months after D K Shivakumar assumed charge as the chief minister. Addressing a press conference here, the BJP leader said videos and conversations circulating in the public domain supported his allegation that Cabinet positions had been secured through monetary influence. The BJP leader further claimed that conversations between senior Congress leaders indicated that “honest” legislators who did not have money were overlooked for ministerial posts. Referring to Nagendra, Narayanaswamy alleged that despite facing corruption charges and being out on bail, he had been rewarded with a ministerial post. Warning of intensified protests, Narayanaswamy said, “Until Nagendra resigns, we will not stop our agitation.