Shortly after Congress' Randeep Surjewala clarified that party has no plans to drop Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said, "I don't want MLAs to bat for me." "The focus should be on 2028 election. There are no factions in Congress...I'm not here seeking change," he added. Siddaramaiah has asked him to issue notice to such MLAs.