A Mumbai visit by three Congress MLAs of Karnataka triggered charges of horse-trading on Monday, with the Congress alleging efforts to destabilise the H D Kumaraswamy government by the BJP which rejected the accusations.Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Krishna Byre Gowda alleged that the BJP was trying to poach the ruling party's MLAs to destabilise the JD(S)-Congress governmentThe charges were made after three Congress MLAs visited Mumbai, reportedly along with some BJP MLAs."The fact is BJP is indulging in poaching undemocratically. BJP is behind efforts to destabilise this government. It is not specific to today," Byre Gowda said.Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, on his part, sought to downplay the issue, saying the three MLAs had informed him about the visit and were continuously in touch with him during the visit."They went to Mumbai after informing me. My government isn't under any threat. I know who all BJP is trying to contact and what they're offering," he said,
