The BJP on Friday urged the Election Commission to order a CBI probe into the Telangana Rashtra Samithi's allegation that its members tried to poach some MLAs of the regional party, claiming that the entire event has been staged to influence the Munugode bypoll.

A BJP delegation, which met the commission, also accused Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of being behind a "sinister" attempt to malign the "personal image" of Home Minister Amit Shah through a "fake and doctored" audio clip with a view to influence the Dhamnagar bypoll.