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Why and how Muslims were given quotas under OBC reservation in Karnataka
8 months, 1 week ago

Why and how Muslims were given quotas under OBC reservation in Karnataka

The Hindu  

May 03, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 10:08 am IST - Bengaluru Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a poll rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency on April 23, accused the Congress of “snatching the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs and providing it to Muslims through the backdoor”, tying it up with his charge that “Congress would redistribute …

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

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Karnataka: BSY’s son takes dig at Cong for not offering top posts to Lingayats
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: BSY’s son takes dig at Cong for not offering top posts to Lingayats

Hindustan Times  

BJP MLA and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s son, BY Vijayendra on Friday took a dig at the Congress party for not offering the post of chief minister or deputy chief minister to the Lingayats. BS Yediyurappa’s son takes dig at Congress for not giving any posts to Lingayats Days after deliberations, the Congress on Thursday announced Siddaramaiah, a Kuruba, …

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In Congress Relay Race, There’s A New Hurdle – Selecting A Well-balanced Cabinet - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

In Congress Relay Race, There’s A New Hurdle – Selecting A Well-balanced Cabinet - News18

News 18  

Two major hurdles out of the way – winning the assembly elections with a massive mandate and finalising Siddaramaiah as the chief minister over DK Shivakumar – the Congress will now have to go back to the drawing board. The fact that the Congress announced that Siddaramaiah will be CM and DK Shivakumar his only deputy, has already stirred a …

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

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Not just Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar: Meet other Karnataka CM hopefuls
1 year, 7 months ago

Not just Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar: Meet other Karnataka CM hopefuls

Firstpost  

The race for the Karnataka chief minister’s post is getting interesting. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar are thought to be the top two candidates for the top job in the state. Parameshwara, the former state Congress chief, added that the high command is aware of his service to the party, and he doesn’t …

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I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa
1 year, 8 months ago

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa

The Hindu  

Yediyurappa stepped down as Chief Minister of Karnataka to make way for Basavaraj Bommai on July 26, 2021, with tears in his eyes. However, since then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah have spared no opportunity to publicly acknowledge Mr. Yediyurappa’s stature in Karnataka’s politics and have made him member of the Central Parliamentary Board and central …

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Why BS Yediyurappa matters for the BJP in Karnataka?
3 years, 5 months ago

Why BS Yediyurappa matters for the BJP in Karnataka?

Hindustan Times  

Exactly two years after he assumed the chief minister’s post in Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa has tendered his resignation. Lingayats voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in 2019 The BJP achieved its best ever performance in Karnataka in the 2019 elections winning 25 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress-JD government fell immediately after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and …

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Shivakumar’s arrest is opportunity in disguise
5 years, 4 months ago

Shivakumar’s arrest is opportunity in disguise

Deccan Chronicle  

When leaders outgrow their soil and their people and acquire a large-than-life image, they become the cynosure of all eyes — even those of their fiercest rivals. Interestingly, just before the recent Parliament elections, during a BJP core committee meeting in the state, party national president Amit Shah had stated that there was no need to conduct an “Operation Lotus” …

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