Resort politics: When did this move that has kept political parties from crumbling, start?

Resort politics is a familiar term to the people of the country, especially to the people of Karnataka, courtesy, the current political developments. From Haryana to Karnataka to Maharashtra to Andhra to Tamil Nadu, every party has tried to hole up their MLAs to form the government when they have lacked the majority. Here is the history of when did resort politics start, and how it became popular