Karnataka Quota Unquote: Vokkaliga Vote on The Line, as Seers Set Jan 23 Deadline for Reservation Hike
2 years ago

Karnataka Quota Unquote: Vokkaliga Vote on The Line, as Seers Set Jan 23 Deadline for Reservation Hike

News 18  

Just a few weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the giant statue of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s push to woo the numerically dominant Vokkaligas in poll-bound Karnataka, powerful seers and other leaders from the community have now set a January 23 deadline for the government to increase reservation in jobs and education for them. While Vokkaliga leaders like Shivakumar of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy of the JD are trying to lure the community with the possibility of a Vokkaliga as the next chief minister, the BJP through its leaders from the community like Dr CN Ashwathnarayan and others has been trying to reach out to this bloc. Surprisingly, former CM and Vokkaliga leader HD Kumaraswamy took a slightly contradictory stance, arguing that a reservation hike cannot be solely based on population as a parameter. They should decide on basis of these things, not just population,” said Kumaraswamy With Karnataka breaching the 50% reservation cap, the state government is under pressure to relook at the quota matrix in the state.

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Dalit leaders divided over VCK move to file review plea against order allowing States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalit leaders divided over VCK move to file review plea against order allowing States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities

The Hindu  

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi’s decision to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the recent order empowering States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities, after welcoming the judgement initially, to provide reservations has again turned the focus on the impact it could have on forging a potent political formation of the SC communities in Tamil Nadu. said while the …

Reservation redistribution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservation redistribution

Hindustan Times  

The gains of reservation — despite its goal of driving equity — have flowed unequally. Relative social privilege and political clout have led to a few groups enjoying almost all the benefits of reservations while others languish in backwardness that is largely unchanged since Independence. To illustrate, the Jatavs in Uttar Pradesh and the Mahars in Maharashtra have long been …

Karnataka reservation bill for locals puts the ruling Congress in a bind
5 months ago

Karnataka reservation bill for locals puts the ruling Congress in a bind

Hindustan Times  

The fallout and consequences of the new Karnataka State Government Employment of Local Candidates in Industries Bill 2024 could be many if implemented - political, policy, and cultural. While senior executives from the private sector and entrepreneurs of Karnataka’s nearly 11,000 start-up firms were alarmed at the prospect of having to scour through numerous applications to prefer Kannadigas while hiring, …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
5 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today
1 year, 7 months ago

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the comments made by politicians on Karnataka's Muslim OBC reservation matter. A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna, and Ahsanuddin Amanullaj said, “When the matter is pending before the court and there is a court order on Karnataka Muslim quota, then there should not be any political statements …

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota
1 year, 8 months ago

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota

India TV News  

Karnataka elections 2023: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Karnataka government on pleas challenging the State government's notification scrapping the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. Karnataka government's decision to raise 2 per cent quota for Vokkaliga, and Lingayat each and scrapping 4 per cent OBC quota for Muslims prima facie is shaky and flawed, …

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan
1 year, 8 months ago

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan

News 18  

The Congress in Karnataka seems to have got a head start in this election with successful campaigns against the BJP like PayCM and 40 per cent commission having made an impact. If the Grand Old Party strategises the elections well and does not get ‘overconfident’, it can come back to power with a full mandate, believes senior Congress leader and …

As Karnataka heads for polls, here are key issues that are in intense public debate
1 year, 8 months ago

As Karnataka heads for polls, here are key issues that are in intense public debate

The Hindu  

Karnataka is headed for Assembly elections on May 10 even as debates rage on allegations of corruption against the ruling BJP, changes in the caste reservation matrix made at the fag end of the government’s tenure and an undercurrent of communal narrative. Battle lines have been drawn between the BJP, Congress and Janata Dal, with the ruling dispensation attempting to …

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka has taken a decision to end the quota of four per cent for Muslims in the state, just ahead of an announcement of the schedule of polls for the next Assembly from the Election Commission of India. The BJP in the state added further nuance saying that it was not ending any quota …

Karnataka Reservation Row: A Look at Significance of Lingayats, Vokkaligas in the State Ahead of Polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Reservation Row: A Look at Significance of Lingayats, Vokkaligas in the State Ahead of Polls

News 18  

In a bid to woo Lingayats and Vokkaligas, the two powerful dominant communities of Karnataka ahead of the assembly elections which are due in May, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled the statues of 12th century social reformer and Lingayat sect founder Lord Basaveshwara and Bengaluru founder Kempe Gowda at Vidhana Soudha, the Karnataka seat of power. Earlier, …

Karnataka decides to abolish 4 per cent reservation for minorities
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka decides to abolish 4 per cent reservation for minorities

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced its decision to scrap the four per cent quota for minorities and add it to the existing quota of two dominant communities of the poll-bound state. The 4 per cent reservation given to Muslims under 2B classification of the OBC category will now be divided into two equal parts and added to the existing …

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 …

Karnataka: A Caste at Crossroads, Will Vokkaligas Continue Backing Gowda Clan? A Look at History
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: A Caste at Crossroads, Will Vokkaligas Continue Backing Gowda Clan? A Look at History

News 18  

June 1, 1996, is a red-letter day in the history of Vokkaligas — the second most powerful caste in Karnataka. Unlike the Lingayats, who have a pan Karnataka presence, Vokkaligas are an old Mysore region centric caste with a huge population in just three-four districts. Sadly, Kengal Hanumanthaiah lost power and a Lingayat strongman, S Nijalingappa, took charge as the …

BJP woos Karnataka’s powerful castes with reservation sop ahead of Assembly election
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP woos Karnataka’s powerful castes with reservation sop ahead of Assembly election

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 18, 2023 18:13 IST With an eye on the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election slated to take place in April or May this year, the ruling BJP government is planning to woo the two most powerful and dominant castes of the State, the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas, by hiking the reservation provided to the two communities. In the …

SC/ST Quota Hike: Process for Inclusion into 9th Schedule Has Begun, Says K'taka CM
1 year, 10 months ago

SC/ST Quota Hike: Process for Inclusion into 9th Schedule Has Begun, Says K'taka CM

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said the sole aim of his government is to render justice to the SC/ST communities, and the process of including the quota hike decision in the ninth schedule of the Constitution has started. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2022, increased reservation for SCs from 15 to 17 per cent and for …

Wooing the Vokkaligas: Cracks appear in JD(S) vote base in Karnataka
1 year, 11 months ago

Wooing the Vokkaligas: Cracks appear in JD(S) vote base in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:50 IST In the fractious caste-based politics of Karnataka, the historic rivalry between Lingayats and Vokkaligas has dictated the trajectory of State politics, with both these dominant castes having disproportionately high political representation relative to their population. Jagadeesh Nagarakere, 42, a sugarcane farmer who is a Vokkaliga, was confident that the BJP’s attempt at communalising …

Karnataka CM Bommai meets Shah, asked to go \'aggressive\' on quotas
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Karnataka: Vokkaliga legislators want increase in reservation for community
2 years ago

Karnataka: Vokkaliga legislators want increase in reservation for community

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: A memorandum has been submitted to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for increasing the reservation of the Vokkaliga community. "Reservation for the Vokkaliga community in education and job sector is inadequate," said Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister said that the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has been asked to submit its report soon regarding the hike …

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 …

After SC/ST quota hike, reservation-related demands pile up in Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

After SC/ST quota hike, reservation-related demands pile up in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

With reservation-related demands from various communities intensifying following the state government's decision to increase quota for SCs and STs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said there are aspirations from all communities and appropriate decisions will be taken after due consideration. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai There are reservation-related demands made by various communities -- the Panchamasali Lingayats want …

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota
2 years, 8 months ago

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota

Hindustan Times  

A new commission will likely be set up by the BJP government in Karnataka in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting to discuss reservation for OBCs and holding the long-overdue local body polls. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj …

Vokkaligas Petition Karnataka Govt to Increase Reservation
3 years, 10 months ago

Vokkaligas Petition Karnataka Govt to Increase Reservation

News 18  

While several communities have asked for reservation or a community development board, the latest to demand the same from the Karnataka government is the Vokkaliga community. Its members submitted a memorandum on Monday demanding an increase in reservation from 4% to 10% in the backward classes category 3A. Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan and Revenue minister R Ashok, both belonging …

Quota reservation demand puts Karnataka CM in a fix
3 years, 10 months ago

Quota reservation demand puts Karnataka CM in a fix

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been under tremendous pressure from various communities in the state that are demanding better quota reservation. At present, Panchamasali Lingayats are seeking Category 2A status, Kurubas are seeking a Schedule Tribe tag and the Valmiki community is seeking a hike in reservation from 3.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent. Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa, …

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