In the original sense, Horse trading is the buying and selling of horses, also called "Horse Dealing". Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty. It was expected that horse sellers would capitalize on these opportunities and so those who dealt in horses gained a reputation for shady business practices.
What is political horse trading ?
When political parties resort to unscrupulous ways to lure members from another party to put together the majority required to form a government. Sometimes the defectors are rewarded with plum ministerial berths, often with sumptuous monetary gains.
How is it related to Karnataka political crisis?
Horsetrading charges have dogged the BJP government in Karnataka's for the past few days.
Now, a Janata Dal-Secular MLA has released a video footage of what the party claims is a BJP MLA offering one of their MLAs Rs. 15 crore to join the BJP.The under 4 minute video footage shows BJP MLA from Tumkur, Suresh Gowda, offering the Janata Dal MLA almost Rs. 25 crore.
JD(S) chief and former chief minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy has said he will go to the Governor and demand the dismissal of Yeddyurappa government with this evidence
it was not a horse trading , may b v can say donkey trading
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