Demand for Separate Lingayat Religion Crops Up Again in Poll-Bound K'taka, Seers Threaten to Protest
1 year, 10 months ago

Demand for Separate Lingayat Religion Crops Up Again in Poll-Bound K'taka, Seers Threaten to Protest

News 18  

Amid increased pressure on the government for a hike in reservation from various communities, the Lingayats have demanded that the Basavaraj Bommai government request the Centre to accord them a separate Lingayat status. Addressing the media, Channabasavananda Swami of Akhila Bharata Lingayat Samanvaya said now that the BJP is in power in both the state and Centre, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai must send the recommendation again to the Centre and get the status approved. “The previous Congress government led by Siddaramaiah had sent a recommendation to the BJP-led Union government in 2018 on according an independent religion status to Lingayatism. Questioning why Lingayats could not be considered a separate religion when Sikhs and Jains could have a separate identity, the pontiff demanded that the community be considered a religious minority and the 12 century AD social reformer Basavanna be made the cultural icon of the new religion.

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Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU, BELAGAVI: Panchamasali Lingayat community’s agitation, which showed all signs of turning intense with each passing day, seems to have subsided for now with Kudalasangama pontiff Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swamiji calling off the protest on Thursday. Exhausted after a day’s fasting, the pontiff ended his protest after Panchamasali Lingayat leaders, including former minister CC Patil persuaded him to do so. The …

Panchamasalis back to square one
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Panchamasalis back to square one

The Hindu  

Last week, Lingayat-Panchamasali activists protested before the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi of north Karnataka, where the winter session of the legislature was being held. The protest demanding the community’s inclusion under the 2-A category of the Other Backward Classes reservation list turned violent. The then Secretary of Backward Classes filed an affidavit in this petition before the Karnataka High …

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?

New Indian Express  

Wittingly or unwittingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has set the Congress on a collision course with the Lingayat community in Karnataka. The Government’s brash handling of the Panchamsali Lingayats’ agitation and the community seer’s call for intensifying the movement indicates that it could cause more bad blood. Members of the Karnataka State Backward Castes Federation have urged the CM not to …

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insulted the Panchamasali Lingayats by calling their agitation for reservation under the 2A category unconstitutional. The seer said that by calling their agitation unconstitutional, the Chief Minister has insulted Basvanna by insulting the community members. will not suit Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also a law …

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel
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4 weeks ago

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that no changes will be made to the existing 2A and 2B reservation categories, referencing a directive from the Jayaprakash Hegde-led Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission during the previous BJP government’s rule, Deccan Herald reported. 'Government can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience' Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the …

Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda
4 weeks ago

Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that action against the protestors demanding reservation for Panchamasali community was justified, asserting that the government cannot tolerate actions that disrupt public order. “The government has no problem with the Panchamasali community demanding reservation under the 2A category and agitating, but the protest should be peaceful. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had opposed Panchamasali Lingayat …

Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah
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4 weeks ago

Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura: Clarifying that the government has no objections to the Panchamasali community's demand for reservation under Category 2A, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the agitation must remain lawful and orderly. Addressing BJP’s allegations that the police resorted to stone-pelting during the Panchamasali community’s march to Suvarna Soudha, the Chief Minister denied the claims. Reacting to statements made by Jayamruthyunjaya Swamiji, …

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Failure to handle Panchamasali stir in Karnataka could cost Congress in long run

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The failure to handle the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s stir demanding the 2A tag, that resulted in violence, including stone throwing and police ‘lathicharge’ on protesters in Belagavi, is likely to have its own ramifications on the ruling Congress government, as part of North Karnataka is engulfed in protests. “Being a Kuruba community icon, Siddaramaiah is unlikely to include Panchamasali …

Siddaramaiah calls demand for hike in quota ‘unconstitutional’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Siddaramaiah calls demand for hike in quota ‘unconstitutional’

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand for increased reservation, deeming it “unconstitutional”. Was it to appease the Panchamasalis or instigate Muslims?” He also highlighted an affidavit filed under the BJP government that assured no changes to Category 2A reservations “until further orders.” Heated debates rocked the Karnataka assembly on Thursday on the issue of police …

Panchamasali protests intensify in Karnataka as BJP backs demand for 2A reservation demand
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Panchamasali protests intensify in Karnataka as BJP backs demand for 2A reservation demand

Hindustan Times  

The protests by Panchamasali Lingayat community demanding their inclusion in the 2A category of Other Backward Castes intensified on Thursday with the BJP backing them. Police in action against protestors who tried to barge into Suvarna Vikasa Soudha during their protest demanding quota for the Panchamasali Lingayat community, in Belagavi, Tuesday. The Panchamasali Lingayat community led by the pontiff of …

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

Hindustan Times  

A Lingayat Panchamsali seer has labeled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as "anti-Lingayat," asserting that no previous government had treated the community this way during their peaceful protests over the past four years. According to Deccan Herald, Basav Jaymritunjay Swamiji of Panchamsali Peetha, Kudalasangama, said Siddaramaiah was misleading the public about inviting Lingayat Panchamsali leaders for talks on the 2A reservation …

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Siddaramaiah is anti-Lingayat': Seer slams Karnataka CM amid 2A reservation issue

Hindustan Times  

A Lingayat Panchamsali seer has labeled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as "anti-Lingayat," asserting that no previous government had treated the community this way during their peaceful protests over the past four years. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to Deccan Herald, Basav Jaymritunjay Swamiji of Panchamsali Peetha, Kudalasangama, said Siddaramaiah was misleading the public about inviting Lingayat Panchamsali leaders for talks …

Panchamasali protest turns violent, 20 hurt
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1 month ago

Panchamasali protest turns violent, 20 hurt

Hindustan Times  

A clash broke out between the police and the protesters belonging to the Panchamasali Lingayat community, who have been demanding inclusion in the 2A category of Other Backward Classes reservation, outside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday, police said, adding that about 20 people were injured in the incident. Belagavi: Police stop protestors who tried to barge into Suvarna Vidhana …

Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat reservation protests turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge - WATCH
1 month ago

Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat reservation protests turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge - WATCH

Live Mint  

Demanding Panchamasali Lingayats' reservation, a large number of people gathered to demonstrate in Karnataka's Belagavi on Tuesday. The protestors breached the barricade laid by the police to lay siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha where the Karnataka Legislative session is in progress. The agitation was led by Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami who has been demanding the inclusion of Panchamasali community …

Panchamasali protest turns violent in Karnataka's Belagavi, HD Kumaraswamy attacks Congress govt
1 month ago

Panchamasali protest turns violent in Karnataka's Belagavi, HD Kumaraswamy attacks Congress govt

Hindustan Times  

The protesters who have been demanding quota for the Panchamasali Lingayat community barged into Suvarna Vikasa Soudha in Karnataka's Belagavi, where the current assembly sessions are happening. The Panchamasalis, a sub-sect of the influential Lingayat community, have been advocating for inclusion under the 2A reservation category for the past three years. A few people at the protest site were The …

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota
1 month ago

CM to present BJP affidavit, SC order on Panchamasali quota

Hindustan Times  

Chaos erupted during the Karnataka assembly winter session, which commenced on Monday, over the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand for inclusion under the 2A reservation category dominating discussions. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil, centre, during the Winter session of Karanataka Assembly, at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, in Belagavi district, Karnataka, on Monday The Panchamasali community, a subsect of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat group, has been …

Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity
1 month ago

Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Lingayat Panchamasali Seer Basavajaya Mrityunjay Swamiji announced that the protest demanding 2A reservation for the Panchamasali community will be held as scheduled on December 10. “We will commence the ‘Panchamasali Sangharsha Samavesha’ at the venue in front of Suvarna Soudha premises at 10 am, and the program will continue until 1 pm. If the Chief Minister hands us the …

Panchamasali seer bars entry of BJP candidates to mutt; says community being used as vote bank
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Panchamasali seer bars entry of BJP candidates to mutt; says community being used as vote bank

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has encountered another problem in Karnataka with the seer of a demographically strong Veerashaiva-Panchamasali community barring party candidates from entering the mutt premises at Harihar. Speaking to The Hindu, Vachanananda Swami, head of the Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Guru Peetha at Harihar, confirmed that the entry of BJP candidates …

Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12
10 months ago

Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12

The Hindu  

With the Lok Sabha polls on the anvil, the Panchamasali Lingayat Reservation Agitation Committee has planned to re-launch an agitation through its mega convention in Kalaburagi on March 12, to press for its long-pending demand for inclusion under Category 2A and bringing all Lingayat sub-castes under central OBCs list. Committee president Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peeth told …

Protest march demanding inclusion of Panchamasali community in 2A category
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Protest march demanding inclusion of Panchamasali community in 2A category

The Hindu  

People of the Panchamasali Lingayat community took out a protest march in Shivamogga demanding inclusion of the community into Category 2A of the backward classes. Under the leadership of Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami, they took out a march from Shivappa Nayaka Circle to Gopi Circle. BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and other leaders of the community took part in the …

Karnataka: Panchamsalis relaunch 2A quota stir in Belagavi
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka: Panchamsalis relaunch 2A quota stir in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Panchamsalis, an influential sect in the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community launched its second-phase of state-wide agitation for 2A reservation and for inclusion in the OBC category in Belagavi district on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the seer said the community was disappointed with the last Bharatiya Janata Party government for giving reservation to the community in the 2D category instead of 2A category …

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too

India TV News  

Karnataka Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party failed to make a mark in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, losing power to Congress. SC, ST and even OBC voted for Congress The people from SC, ST and OBCs, who shifted to BJP over the years especially in north Karnataka, this time voted for the Congress. Congress won 42 seats …

Karnataka Results: Why Lingayats, a traditional BJP vote bank, picked Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Results: Why Lingayats, a traditional BJP vote bank, picked Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress is all set to form the next government in Karnataka after registering a thumping victory in the Assembly elections. Among everything that went wrong for the saffron party, the disenchantment of the Lingayat community is Lingayats have traditionally supported the BJP, while Vokkaligas have usually aligned with the Congress or JD. Earlier, Lingayats used to side with the …

Karnataka Elections 2023: Amit Shah slams Siddarmaiah, says his was the most corrupt govt in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Amit Shah slams Siddarmaiah, says his was the most corrupt govt in India

Firstpost  

Targeting Congress leader Siddaramaiah in his home constituency, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the people to decide between a leader who is about to retire and a future leader, as he assured to make BJP candidate V Somanna, “a big personality” if they make him an MLA. Stating that it was the BJP government led by Modi …

​Explained: The Lingayat-Vokkaliga factor in Karnataka elections
1 year, 8 months ago

​Explained: The Lingayat-Vokkaliga factor in Karnataka elections

Firstpost  

The two traditionally powerful caste groups, Lingayats and Vokkaligas, virtually controlled state politics between 1956 and 1972 and the L-V caste equation powered the Congress’s political hold over Karnataka until the mid-1970s The shaded grand courtyard of the Sree Siddaganga Math in Tumkur, one of the oldest and most influential shrines of the Shiva-focused Lingayat sect, is an unlikely place …

Political Line | Big Picture: BJP’s Gujarat model faces resistance in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

Political Line | Big Picture: BJP’s Gujarat model faces resistance in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gujarat model of social engineering is facing stiff resistance in Karnataka. The BJP’s rainbow caste coalitions either isolate or tame dominant castes in each region — the Patels in Gujarat; the Jats in Rajasthan, Haryana, and U.P. Santosh, the party’s National General Secretary, who is from Karnataka, is key in the transformation that the BJP is …

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base
1 year, 9 months ago

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base

The Hindu  

As election dates have been announced for Karnataka, one of the most keenly watched contests, for the BJP, the challenge is not just to retain the lone southern State in its kitty, but to look at a broadbasing of its support base beyond just the former Chief Minister B.S. The big mystery for a while has been why, with Mr. …

In Karnataka, 3 factors at play
1 year, 9 months ago

In Karnataka, 3 factors at play

Hindustan Times  

Three axes will be at play when Karnataka, the first major state to go to the polls this year, votes in assembly elections on May 10. The first is polarisation, an old fault line in the coastal regions of the state, a region which the Bharatiya Janata Party swept in 2018 and which its state chief NK Kateel has kept …

Why Banjara community is up in arms against Karnataka govt over reservation
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Banjara community is up in arms against Karnataka govt over reservation

India Today  

The Banjara community has taken to the streets in Karnataka to protest against the state government's recent decision to introduce internal reservation for the sub-castes in the Scheduled Castes category. The Banjara community is demanding a rollback of the decision taken by the Basavaraj Bommai-led government in the state, ahead of Assembly polls. However, with the recent announcement by the …

Karnataka govt scraps 4% Muslim quota, divides it between Vokkaligas and Lingayats ahead of Assembly polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka govt scraps 4% Muslim quota, divides it between Vokkaligas and Lingayats ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Karnataka Muslims reservation: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the Karnataka government decided to scrap the 4% reservation for Other Backward Classes Muslims in jobs and education. In a cabinet meeting on Friday, the state government also took the decision to divide the 4% OBC quota between two dominant communities of the poll-bound state - Vokkaligas and Lingayats. The existing …

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

HC allows govt to decide on Panchamasali quota in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect while directing the state not to disturb the constitutionally guaranteed quota to other communities in the existing category 2A of the caste-based reservation list. The high court on Thursday allowed the Karnataka government to decide on the reservation for the Panchamasali …

Karnataka High Court Permits Govt To Take A Decision On Panchamasali Lingayat Reservation
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Permits Govt To Take A Decision On Panchamasali Lingayat Reservation

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the State government to decide on reservation for Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi vacated the status quo order dated January 12, by which it had directed the state government to not act on the interim report of the Karnataka State Commission …

BJP unleashes all its resources for \"Mission Karnataka\"
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP unleashes all its resources for \"Mission Karnataka\"

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: After pocketing the three states in the Northeast in the latest round of Assembly elections, the BJP has unleashed all its resources for its so-called “Mission Karnataka”. While top national Congress leaders, particularly the Gandhis, are visiting the state intermittently, the BJP has escalated its “carpet-bombing” and unleashed a propaganda blitz across the state. While Union home minister …

Karnataka’s Panchamasalis Set Deadline for BJP to Grant Quota, Warns of Tough Steps Ahead of Polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka’s Panchamasalis Set Deadline for BJP to Grant Quota, Warns of Tough Steps Ahead of Polls

News 18  

Karnataka’s Panchamasali Lingayat – the sub-sect of the Lingayat community — has set the March 15 deadline to accord the reservation, failing which the pontiff of Panchamasali Peetha, Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, who is also leading the quota agitation, will temporarily halt the protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru and take the matter to people’s court in all 224 assembly constituencies …

Karnataka HC stays 2 new quota categories for Vokkaligas and Lingayats
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka HC stays 2 new quota categories for Vokkaligas and Lingayats

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka high court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on the state government’s decision to create a separate OBC category for Vokkaligas and Lingayats and provide reservations in education and government jobs. A division bench headed by chief justice PB Varale stayed the new categories and asked the government to maintain the status quo in the matter of OBC …

Karnataka CM Bommai meets Shah, asked to go \'aggressive\' on quotas
2 years ago

Karnataka CM Bommai meets Shah, asked to go \'aggressive\' on quotas

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Karnataka chief minister Basavraj Bommai, who met Union home minister Amit Shah here on Monday, is all set to go all out on the quota issue as the Assembly elections draw near. However, the ruling party seemed to be controlling the narrative with BJP leaders leading the Panchamasali Lingayat community agitation, demanding a higher share in reservations. While …

Everyone Wants A Slice of Karnataka's Quota Pie, But Does Ruling BJP Have Right Recipe? News18 Explains
2 years ago

Everyone Wants A Slice of Karnataka's Quota Pie, But Does Ruling BJP Have Right Recipe? News18 Explains

News 18  

With the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh over, the Bharatiya Janata Party has its target set on its southern bastion Karnataka, which will have elections in a few months. Though Karnataka’s political landscape has been dotted with several chief ministers from the Lingayat community like S Nijalignappa, SR Bommai, JH Patel, BS Yediyurappa, Jagdish Shettar, and Basavaraj Bommai, the …

Gujarat's Maldhari community calls for boycotting BJP in upcoming polls
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat's Maldhari community calls for boycotting BJP in upcoming polls

India Today  

Members of the Maldhari community are up in arms against the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party government in Gujarat. The community has accused the BJP of ill treating its members, of not fulfilling their long-pending demands and have threatened to vote against the saffron party in the upcoming assembly elections. The community has several pending demands and claimed that for the …

The BJP’s Karnataka challenge
2 years, 2 months ago

The BJP’s Karnataka challenge

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is working on a multi-pronged approach, with a specific focus on wooing the many communities of the State. What has made the task tougher for the ruling BJP is the aggressive manner in which the principal Opposition party, the Congress, is trying to connect with the people through …

In a Move to Reassure Lingayats of Any Past Misgivings, Amit Shah in Karnataka’s Tumakuru Mutt to Set 2023 Agenda
2 years, 9 months ago

In a Move to Reassure Lingayats of Any Past Misgivings, Amit Shah in Karnataka’s Tumakuru Mutt to Set 2023 Agenda

News 18  

Amit Shah’s visit to Karnataka’s Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka’s Tumakuru today, an influential Lingayat religious institution, holds much significance especially in the background of the political developments in the state. Shah will be attending the 115th birth anniversary of Sri Shivakumara Swami, who was popularly called the ‘Walking God’ for the social services rendered to people through the mutt’s administration. …

BJP in Fix as Karnataka Sees Fresh Lingayat Stir, Seers Blame BSY Son for 'Misguiding' Ex-CM on Quota
3 years, 4 months ago

BJP in Fix as Karnataka Sees Fresh Lingayat Stir, Seers Blame BSY Son for 'Misguiding' Ex-CM on Quota

News 18  

Karnataka seems headed for another agitation demanding better reservation by the dominant Lingayat community, the primary votebank of the BJP, barely six months after the first one. Seers from the Panchamsali sub-sect of the community, who form almost 70 per cent of all Lingayats, are launching a month-long campaign to pressure the government for reservation under the 2A OBC quota. …

Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka
3 years, 10 months ago

Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka

The Hindu  

THE past few months have witnessed a heightened demand by some caste and sub-caste groups in Karnataka for a share in the reservation pie. Religious leaders of two caste groups, Panchamsalis and Kurubas, have been spearheading movements to demand an increase in the percentage of reservation for the respective communities in the total reservation for Other Backward Classes. Panchamsali is …

Who is stirring the caste cauldron in Karnataka?
3 years, 10 months ago

Who is stirring the caste cauldron in Karnataka?

Hindustan Times  

The last few months have seen a series of caste agitations in Karnataka demanding either greater reservation or to be included in some preferred category of Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Caste status. What is interesting is that it is not just traditional backward communities like Idigas, Valmikis and Ganga Mathastas but dominant communities like Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Kurubas who are …

BJP MLAs from Panchamasali Lingayat community extend support to CM Yediyurappa amid reservation row
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP MLAs from Panchamasali Lingayat community extend support to CM Yediyurappa amid reservation row

India Today  

Several ministers and MLAs belonging to the Panchamasali sub-sect of the Lingayat community came together to show their support for Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on the reservation issue. This comes after a mega rally took place on Sunday at the Palace Ground in the city where seers along with MLAs came forward to demand that their community gets the 2A …

BJP MLAs from Lingayat community discuss representation in Karnataka govt amid rumours of discord within party over cabinet expansion
4 years, 10 months ago

BJP MLAs from Lingayat community discuss representation in Karnataka govt amid rumours of discord within party over cabinet expansion

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: Amid speculations of factionalism in ruling BJP after recent meeting of senior MLAs ‘upset’ over not being inducted into the BS Yediyurappa ministry, more such activities surfaced with another group discussing cabinet representation and a couple of legislators reportedly getting in touch with JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy. PTI Also, BJP legislators belonging to Panchamasali caste, a sect within the …

Will Congress upset BJP in Lingayat heartland?
5 years, 9 months ago

Will Congress upset BJP in Lingayat heartland?

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: This Lok Sabha poll is seeing a battle for the Lingayat vote in North Karnataka with both the Congress and BJP fielding candidates from the community, which is dominant in the region. And now the community's leaders believe the demand for a minority tag has lost its significance in the parliamentary elections as candidates belonging to different Lingayat sub-castes …

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