Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Modi over BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa asking the PM to appoint "an untainted person" as the candidate for the coveted post.

PM Modi in an election rally in Karnataka on Sunday said "Congress-free government means freedom from the dynastic rule, nepotism, corruption, and loot" and called the Siddaramaiah-led government a "10 percent commission government."

Yeddyurappa had to resign from the post of Chief Minister after being indicted in an illegal mining case and forced by the BJP leadership. He went ahead to float his own party named 'Karnataka Janata Paksha' and contested the 2013 Assembly Elections under its banner winning 6 seats. The BJP during the 2013 elections severely criticised Yedurappa for being corrupt and took a higher moral ground for dissociating from him.

In a tweet, Siddaramaiah asked the Prime Minister to initiate his "fight against corruption" by appointing Lok Pal and investigating the mysterious death of CBI Judge Justice B.S. Loya.

I am glad PM @narendramodi is talking about corruption. I now invite him to #WalktheTalk . For a start can you
1. Appoint Lok Pal
2. Investigate #JudgeLoya ‘s death
3. Investigate the astronomical rise of #Jayshah
4. Appoint an untainted person as your CM candidate ?

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) February 6, 2018

Siddaramaiah launched a subtle attack, targeting Prime Minister Modi for comments he made during an election rally in Karnataka over the weekend.

BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa also took to Twitter to counter Siddaramaiah's remarks.

He attacked Siddaramaiah for taking away the powers of Lokayukta and turning it into a toothless body.

Dear Mr. #10PercentCM @siddaramaiah, I am equally glad that you have started this discussion. Before we head up North to Delhi, why don’t you answer a few questions here:

- Why did you quash all the powers of #Lokayukta and make it a toothless body? #Dare2Answer

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) February 6, 2018

In another tweet, Yedurappa questioned Siddaramaih's inaction on MLA KJ George in SP MK Ganapathy suicide case citing CBI's FIR that names George as an accused.

Q2: Dear Mr #10PercentCM @siddaramaiah, what action have you taken against @thekjgeorge who is the first accused in CBI FIR in DySP MK Ganapathy suicide case? Why are you standing by such a minister? What merit can your cabinet boast of with such tainted people in it?#Dare2Answer pic.twitter.com/siwYmeKmTX

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) February 6, 2018