Summary:
Called 'Kotwal' (police constable), Shivakumar had gained the reputation of a 'troubleshooter' over the years. However, unlike in the past, Shivakumar could not succeed to counter opponents this time and was soon outpaced by the rebels. He managed to track down and bring two "missing" MLAs — Pratap Gouda Patil and Anand Singh — back into the party. Shivakumar had hosted Congress MLAs from Gujarat and 'saved' them from being poached during Ahmed Patel's RS election bid. Shivakumar was then given the mandate to take all Congress legislators and host them at Eagleton Resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru..