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How are Lingayats driving Karnataka Assembly election this time?
1 year, 8 months ago

How are Lingayats driving Karnataka Assembly election this time?

Live Mint  

As the curtains rise for the Karnataka Assembly election 2023, due on 10 May, the two main contenders -- the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress -- are locked in a frenzied battle to woo the Lingayats -- a sect likely holding the key to the power in the state. Political parties are making efforts to win the support of …

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BJP bungled itself with new reservation policy: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP bungled itself with new reservation policy: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar

India Today  

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said the BJP bungled itself with the new changes in the state's reservation quota and "lost all sections" and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's decision will lead to the saffron party's loss in the upcoming state Assembly elections. "They have bungled themselves, this will not work," said Shivakumar in an exclusive interview with India Today TV's …

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Lingayats hold the key to Kundgol seat
5 years, 7 months ago

Lingayats hold the key to Kundgol seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: With just a day to go for the May 19 bypolls, both the Congress and BJP upped their campaign on Friday to woo the voters of Kundagol, braving the hot sun and a 40-degree Celsius temperature. But Lingayat support could be more dicey for the party as former minister, Vinay Kulkarni is having a hard time convincing the community …

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MB Patil lambasts DK Shivakumar on Lingayat reservation issue
5 years, 8 months ago

MB Patil lambasts DK Shivakumar on Lingayat reservation issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Home minister M B Patil launched tirade against his cabinet colleague, D K Shivakumar, for offering an apology on behalf of the previous government on the issue of separate religion status to Lingayats. The home minister has lashed out at Mr Shivakumar again saying the later should not interfere in the Lingayat issue and also advised him to focus …

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Veerashaiva-Lingayat Seers Threaten Warpath as Government Meets
6 years, 9 months ago

Veerashaiva-Lingayat Seers Threaten Warpath as Government Meets

Deccan Chronicle  

Veerashaiva and Lingayat seers threaten to come out on the streets if the government decides to recommend independent religious status for Lingayats in its Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The 70 seers, who met in Badami, Bagalkot district on Tuesday, threatened to come out on the streets if the government took a decision against it and resolved to meet Chief Minister …

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