In one instance, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar had to intervene to quell rebellion in KR Pet in Mandya district after the local unit protested BJP minister KC Narayana Gowda's reported entry. Gowda is among more than a dozen MLAs who pulled down Congress-JDS coalition government in 2019 by switching over to BJP and contesting bypolls from the new party.
