He said the state unit only sends the recommendation but does not take sides as to who should be given the ticket.
The 13 month-old Karnataka coalition government of JD-S and Congress slumped into crisis following the resignation of their 11 MLAs from the membership of the state assembly on Saturday.
This was the second time D K Shivakumar foiled Amit A Shah's plans.
Over 100,000 members have joined the party's state unit, says Praveen Bose
