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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress's Edge Over BJP-JDS Alliance in Assembly Elections

Congress holds an edge over the BJP-JDS alliance in the upcoming Assembly elections in Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur. However, the outcome will depend on the strategies adopted by both parties and the choice of candidates. Congress has improved its votebase by garnering over 85,000 votes against the BJP-JDS alliance's 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha elections. The ruling party …

Channapatna

6 months, 2 weeks ago

If leadership changes in Karnataka, next CM should be a Lingayat: Sri Saila swami

The Hindu

If there is a change in the leadership in Karnataka, then the new Chief Minister should belong to the Veerashaiva Lingayat community, said Sri Channa Siddharama Panditaradhya Shivacharya swami of Sri Saila on June 28. This comes a day after Vishwa Vokkaligara Mahasamsthana Mutt seer Chandrashekhara swami publicly requesting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to give up his post to Mr. Shivakumar. …

Karnataka Change Leaders Minister Chief Lingayat Sri Sri Saila

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement

The Hindu

The seer of Taralabalu Mutt at Sanehalli Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami has called on the leaders from the Lingayat community and politicians to continue the movement demanding independent religion status to Lingayatism. Speaking at a programme on Basava philosophy and inauguration of Sirsangi Lingaraj Desai auditorium at Lingayat Bhavan in Dharwad on Friday, Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami said that because of …

Religion Lingayat Shivacharya Swami

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lingayats disappointed with only MoS portfolio for community

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Lingayats feel sidelined by the Central Government in the formation of the government. Despite the community backing BJP for the last 20 years in Karnataka, it has not been given a single cabinet rank position till now, community leaders said. V Somanna, a Lingayat — who won from the Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency, has been made Minister of State …

Lingayat Bjp Lingayats

7 months ago

Influential Lingayat leader sworn into NDA 3.0 council of ministers

Hindustan Times

Newly appointed Union minister V Somanna, who had contemplated quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party and joining the Congress earlier this year, should be thankful to former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda for his current position. According to people familiar with the BJP’s inner workings, Somanna is seen as an influential Lingayat leader, second only to former chief minister BS Yediyurappa. …

Lingayat Congress Party Lok Sabha Shah Bjp Union Minister

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seer accuses Joshi of using ‘death of Lingayat’ for election

The Hindu

Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt, who withdrew his nomination from Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency, on Saturday, accused Union Minister and BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi of misusing the ‘death of Neha Hiremath, a Lingayat’ for the election. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Saturday, Dingaleshwar Swami clarified that he was not supporting any political party but was against Mr. Joshi …

Lingayat Joshi Seer

9 months, 1 week ago

Pralhad Joshi will not be replaced, says Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times

Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday refuted allegation by Veerashaiva-Lingayat mutts in north Karnataka that Union minister Pralhad Joshi had a “role in ousting him” and said that the minister’s candidature from Dharwad will not be replaced. The members of various Veerashaiva-Lingayat mutts on Wednesday had opposed Joshi’s candidacy from the Dharwad constituency for “undermining Lingayat political leaders and …

Karnataka Lingayat Union Bjp Minister Joshi Dharwad

10 months, 1 week ago

Swami opposes social and economic survey

The Hindu

Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peeth has said that the caste census submitted by the Chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes K. Jayaprakash Hegde, is unscientific and unacceptable. Urging the State government not to take this census to Cabinet, the Swami said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should re-conduct the caste census by visiting the doorsteps …

Lingayat Caste Census State Kalaburagi Swami

11 months, 1 week ago

How Jagadish Shettar's return signals Karnataka BJP resetting for LS polls

India Today

Nine months ago, just before the Karnataka assembly election, senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar had sprung a surprise by leaving a party his family had been associated with for decades, to join the Congress. Shettar’s return is expected to help the BJP in northern Karnataka as he hails from the powerful Veerashaiva-Lingayat community, the party’s mainstay in the state. Today, …

Karnataka Assembly Lingayat Congress Lok Sabha State Bjp

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Veershaiva Lingayat Global Business Conclave in Hubballi

The Hindu

The International Lingayat Youth Forum will hold a three-day Veershaiva Lingayat Global Business Conclave from January 23 to 25 at the Biotechnology Auditorium of BVB College of Engineering and Technology in Hubballi. He said the business conclave was aimed bringing Veerashaiva Lingayat industry stalwarts from across the globe under one roof and deliberate investment opportunities in Karnataka, to promote the …

Hubballi Veerashaiva Lingayat Ilyf Veershaiva Lingayat

1 year ago

Karnataka: Identify as Lingayat, not as Hindu, Veerashaiva Mahasabha asks members

Hindustan Times

The Veerashaiva Mahasabha has asked its community members not to describe themselves as Hindu in the forthcoming population census or caste census. This decision was taken among the eight resolutions adopted by delegates during the 24th annual convention of the Veerashaiva Mahasabha rally in Davangere on Sunday. Former chief minister Jagdish Shettar during the 24th annual convention of the Veerashaiva …

Community Karnataka Hindu Survey Caste Census State Minister

1 year ago

Seers, Mahasabha office-bearers call for ‘scientific caste census’

The Hindu

Seers of various Veerashaiva Lingayat mutts, office-bearers of Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha and leaders unanimously announced at the 24th Convention of the Mahasabha that they were opposed to what they termed as an ‘unscientific caste census’ and wanted the government to conduct a caste census in a scientific manner. Participating in the inaugural session of the 24th Mahadhiveshan of Akhil Bharat …

Community Census Caste Census Mahasabha Veerashaiva Lingayat Scientific Caste

1 year, 1 month ago

Will BJP’s new State president Vijayendra pose challenge to Congress in next year’s LS polls?

The Hindu

The appointment of B.Y. Vijayendra, MLA, as the BJP’s State president is expected to offer a stiff challenge to the Congress, which is eyeing to win 20 seats in the general elections next year, especially in a context where Karnataka voters have a tendency to vote for different political parties in the Legislative Assembly and Parliamentary elections. A Lingayat leader …

Community Political Lingayat Congress State Bjp Seats

1 year, 2 months ago

Now, a business app for Veerashaiva Lingayats

The Hindu

A trade body established for the development and welfare of industrialists and businessmen belonging to Veerashaiva Lingayat community residing in Northern districts of Karnataka has now come up with a mobile application for furthering the community’s business interest. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Saturday, founder pesident of North Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat Industries and Commerce and former president of Karnatak Chamber …

Business Community Karnataka Members Patil Hubballi Veerashaiva Lingayat

1 year, 3 months ago

Offer Dy CM post to Shettar, Veerashaiva body, urges Congress

Hindustan Times

Belagavi: The Hubballi unit of Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha has urged the Congress government to offer the position of deputy chief minister to former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, keeping an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Shettar told HT that he would always be grateful to the Congress for supporting him at a crucial time In a letter …

Community Lingayat Congress Election Party Lok Sabha Bjp

1 year, 3 months ago

Shivashankarappa has been misled on postings to Lingayat officials, says KPCC spokesperson

The Hindu

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson M. Lakshmana has claimed that veteran Congress leader and All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha chief Shamanur Shivashankarappa has been misled on the issue of postings to Lingayat officials in the party’s government in the State. Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Monday, Mr Lakshmana said Mr Shivashankarappa is a respected leader of the Congress party, …

Lingayat Congress State Lakshmana Vokkaligas Lingayats Shivashankarappa

1 year, 7 months ago

Consider MLAs from among Lingayat, SCs, STs, Muslims for Deputy Chief Minister post, urges Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha

The Hindu

Taking exception to having a single Deputy Chief Minister in the new Congress government, Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha has said that the Congress should consider Lingayats, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Muslim leaders for the Deputy Chief Minister’s post as these communities too have supported it in a big way in the Assembly elections. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi along with …

Congress Muslims Muslim Shivakumar Scheduled Scheduled Tribes Scheduled Castes

1 year, 7 months ago

In its best since 1989, 34 Veerashaiva-Lingayat legislators win from Congress

The Hindu

The confusion among the Veerashiava-Lingayats, especially in Kittur Karnataka region, following the exits of Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi weeks before the elections, is being seen as the precipitating factor for the community’s perceived shift to Congress from BJP. Sub-sect factors Mr. Savadi’s exit, in particular, affected the BJP across a larger geographical area due to the spread of the …

Karnataka Lingayat Congress Region Bjp Sub Kittur

1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka polls: Lingayat forum endorses Congress, calls for community’s support

Live Mint

Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat forum issued an official letter extending its support to Congress in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on May 10. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and their rivals -- the Congress and the Janata Dal -- are making contrasting claims on development and raking up other issues that have become major talking points ahead of the May 10 …

Karnataka Lingayat Congress Bjp

1 year, 8 months ago

‘Bommai an accidental CM, BJP’s choice BL Santosh or Prahlad Joshi’: MB Pail

Hindustan Times

Responsible for rallying the Lingayats before the assembly election, Congress leader MB Patil said in an interview with Arun Dev that the community has seen through BJP’s hidden agenda of using them to gain power and then discarding them. He said the BJP did not have a plan to make Basavaraj Bommai the chief minister; instead they wanted RSS leaders …

Community Karnataka Congress Chief Minister Bjp Minister Chief

1 year, 8 months ago

Congress, BJP accuse each other of neglecting Lingayat community

Deccan Chronicle

Mangaluru: The recent political events in Karnataka are said to have raised concern in the BJP camp as they risk facing the wrath of the Lingayat community, a crucial voting bloc in the state. The retirement of BS Yediyurappa, a prominent Lingayat leader and the face of the BJP in Karnataka, and the subsequent resignations of Laxman Savadi and Jagadish …

Community Karnataka Lingayat Congress Bjp Yediyurappa Shettar

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 …

Karnataka Court Statement State Commission Backward Classes Category

1 year, 11 months ago

Why Lingayats are up in arms in Maharashtra

India Today

After Karnataka, it is the turn of the Lingayats in Maharashtra to up the ante seeking recognition as a separate religion and religious minority tag. Some prominent Veerashaiva-Lingayat faces in Maharashtra include former Union home minister Shivraj Patil-Chakurkar, former ministers Ratnappa Kumbhar, Dilip Sopal, Vinay Kore-Savkar, Vijaykumar Deshmukh, Basavraj Patil-Murumkar and Siddharam Mhetre. In March the same year, the Siddaramaiah-led …

Community Karnataka Lingayat Maharashtra Lingayats Separate Religion

2 years, 8 months ago

Basava Jayanti 2022: What you ought to know about Basaveshwara

Hindustan Times

Basava Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated by Lingayats in Karnataka, and other parts of south India to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Basavanna. This year's Basava Jayanti, which is on the same day as Eid, will be celebrated grandly in Mysore at events organised by groups like the Akhila Bharatha Veerasahaiva Mahasabha, Veerashaiva Lingayat Organisations, Basava Balaga Federation. …

Lingayat Basavanna Basava Basava Jayanti Jayanti 2022

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Congress's Edge Over BJP-JDS Alliance in Assembly Elections

If leadership changes in Karnataka, next CM should be a Lingayat: Sri Saila swami

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement

Lingayats disappointed with only MoS portfolio for community

Influential Lingayat leader sworn into NDA 3.0 council of ministers

Seer accuses Joshi of using ‘death of Lingayat’ for election

Pralhad Joshi will not be replaced, says Yediyurappa

Swami opposes social and economic survey

How Jagadish Shettar's return signals Karnataka BJP resetting for LS polls

Veershaiva Lingayat Global Business Conclave in Hubballi

Karnataka: Identify as Lingayat, not as Hindu, Veerashaiva Mahasabha asks members

Seers, Mahasabha office-bearers call for ‘scientific caste census’

Will BJP’s new State president Vijayendra pose challenge to Congress in next year’s LS polls?

Now, a business app for Veerashaiva Lingayats

Offer Dy CM post to Shettar, Veerashaiva body, urges Congress

Shivashankarappa has been misled on postings to Lingayat officials, says KPCC spokesperson

Consider MLAs from among Lingayat, SCs, STs, Muslims for Deputy Chief Minister post, urges Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha

In its best since 1989, 34 Veerashaiva-Lingayat legislators win from Congress

Karnataka polls: Lingayat forum endorses Congress, calls for community’s support

‘Bommai an accidental CM, BJP’s choice BL Santosh or Prahlad Joshi’: MB Pail

Congress, BJP accuse each other of neglecting Lingayat community

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

Why Lingayats are up in arms in Maharashtra

Basava Jayanti 2022: What you ought to know about Basaveshwara