Last year, Kumaraswamy's name was missing from the invite for the Tipu Jayanti celebration because the Gowdas believe that honouring the Sultan of Mysore would bring them bad luck.
Faced with losing odds, BS Yediyurappa decided to turn it into his "Vajpayee moment." He resigned on the floor of the House, with a promise to come back and sweep the Lok Sabha election next year.