A case was registered on Saturday against Sitharaman and others on the directions of a special court, following a complaint relating to the scheme.

The Karnataka High Court has stayed proceedings against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel in the electoral bonds extortion case. The court found no prima facie evidence of extortion,

A Bengaluru Court's order to file an FIR against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has led to a political dispute. BJP's Jagadish Shettar claims the complaint is instigated by the Siddaramaiah government,

A bench of justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by BJP member Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is also one of the accused and has challenged the criminal complaint.

This came after the finance minister and a BJP leader were booked for allegedly misusing the now-scrapped scheme to extort private companies.

The Congress party has called for the resignation of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman following the registration of a case in Bengaluru linked to the electoral bond scam. At a press conference on Sunday,

Also named in the FIR are BJP Karnataka chief BY Vijayendra, party leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, and officers from the Enforcement Directorate.

The Congress on Sunday used the court-directed registration of an FIR against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Karnataka for allegedly using the now-scrapped electoral bonds as an extortion tool to press for her resignation.

The Congress demands Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation following an FIR in the electoral bond scheme, accusing the BJP of corruption and undermining democracy.