The Congress' Karnataka headache just won't go away.

DK Shivakumar's bid to force it into replacing Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister has roiled the ruling party for weeks now, fuelled by claims and veiled warnings from MLAs loyal to DKS.

Those grumblings seemed to have been shut down, at least partially, after party troubleshooter Randeep Singh Surjewala's visit to Benglauru this month, during which he drew sulky 'don't want MLAs to bat for me' and 'what option do I have' statements from the Deputy Chief Minister.