DK Shivakumar was taking out Congress' "Praja Dhwani Yatra" in the run-up to Karnataka polls
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar was seen showering currency notes on crowds during a roadshow on Tuesday.
In a video, Mr Shivakumar was seen flinging Rs 500 notes from the rooftop of a bus as he campaigned in Bevinahalli in Mandya district.
Mr Shivakumar was taking out a Congress "Praja Dhwani Yatra" in the run-up to the Karnataka election.
Mr Shivakumar, who is seen to be a chief minister candidate for the Congress, is campaigning extensively in Mandya, which is said to be a stronghold of the powerful Vokkaliga community.
The Congress leader, a Vokkaliga, is attempting to strengthen the party's vote base in Mandya, which is said to be a Janata Dal (Secular) bastion.
In the 2018 election, the JDS won seven seats in the district.
The Congress has announced 124 candidates in its first list for the 224-member assembly.
The BJP has 121 seats in the outgoing Karnataka assembly. The Congress has 70 and the JDS, 30.
The Congress and the JDS formed a government in 2018 after the BJP fell short of a majority.
In 2019, after mass resignations from the Congress and JDS, the BJP formed a government with the support of rebel MLAs, many of whom were made ministers later.