Panchamasali sub-sect is estimated to make up two-thirds of the Lingayat population, which is the single largest caste group in Karnataka.

Rahul Gandhi was welcomed by BJP's defector Jagdish Shettar, a major Lingayat leader. This was the Lingayat stalwart's first meeting with R...

The festival is marked by a number of rituals and festivities, some of which include the reading of Basavanna's vachanas (poems), processio...

Some leaders have requested the leadership to go slow on him fearing the anger of the Panchamasali Lingayats. The BJP MLA was locked in an ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said his government is working with commitment on the reservation issue, as Panchamas...

“It did not appear like a Panchamasali rally, but resembled a Congress or Kashappanavar’s convention. Yatnal is the B team of the Congress ...

Sunday’s massive rally led by heads of two powerful mutts of the subsect showed Yediyurappa no longer enjoyed clout among the Panchamasalis...

The Chief Minister said the matter was being discussed and after consulting legal experts, the Advocate General and other important people,...

The Lingayats were instrumental in bringing the BJP to power in 2008 and a large chunk of them continue to be BJP supporters.

Basavanna’s religion was founded in present-day Basavakalyana in Bidar district. Given his revolutionary teachings, he was persecuted by th...

Chief minister Siddaramaiah proved a far better orator than Gandhi but he was not intimidated by the louder applause the CM received.

Anna Hazare today announced that he will undertake a nationwide tour from January 30 from Bihar for strengthening farmers organisations.