Resort Politics

DK Shivakumar kept Congress' flock together in Karnataka: All you need to know about the Vokkaliga strongman

Congress master strategist and Vokkaliga strongman are just some of the phrases used to describe DK Shivakumar, the man who held the Congress flock together ahead of the crucial trust vote on Saturday.

Gujarat Congress MLAs' defection: Resort politics is well-chronicled weapon of choice in India, party affiliation notwithstanding

The BJP that is crying foul over the "kidnapping" of Congress legislators right now had herded Rajathan BJP MLAs to a resort in Jaipur in June 2016

Sasikala takes MLAs to Golden Bay: A primer on 'resort politics' and why southern politicians love it

Sequestering of MLAs was an innovation begun by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister in waiting, VK Sasikala, is now following in his footsteps