Dissidence  

Deve Gowda told Rahul Gandhi, "I told them we didn't want coalition government, but Congress leaders approached us."

After failing to accommodate seven-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy in the Karnataka Cabinet and realising that the Reddy factor is likely to hit the party hard in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is trying to pacify him through his daughter Sowmya Reddy, who is a first-time MLA
 

Seven-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy, who arrived at Siddaramaiah's official residence on Tuesday, said, his supporters are not under his control. Soon after meeting Siddaramaiah, Reddy clarified that he will not leave the party and also asked his corporators not to protest against Reddy being dropped from Karnataka Cabinet.

Belagavi strongman and five-time Congress legislator from Gokak, Karnataka, Ramesh Jarkiholi has hinted at resigning from the party indicating trouble to the HD Kumaraswamy-headed government. And, it's not just Ramesh Jarkiholi.