Shivakumar told ANI that he would not resort to “backstabbing or blackmail” regardless of the party’s decision. He said, “If the party wants, it can give me the responsibility…Our House is united, our numbers are 135. I do not want to divide anyone here. Whether they like me or not, I am a I am a responsible person. I will not backstab.” And I will not blackmail,” he said. “The party is my god…we have built this party, I am a part of it and I am not alone in it,” he said before leaving for Bengaluru.