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Special cabinet on caste census in Karnataka ends without any major decisionKarnataka's cabinet convened to discuss the 'caste census' report, facing strong opposition from Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats who de...
17 Apr, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
After Vokkaliga seer, now a Veershaiva-Lingayat pontiff seeks CM & Dy CM posts for communityFollowing a Vokkaliga seer's public request for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down in favor of his deputy D K Shivakumar, a...
28 Jun, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Without candidates of VBA & AIMIM, Congress may do well in SolapurThe BJP's struggle in Solapur is evident as the constituency continues to face water supply issues despite having a BJP MP for the past dec...
03 May, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Karnataka Minister Rajanna pitches for three more Deputy Chief Ministers ahead of Lok Sabha pollsCooperation Minister K N Rajanna of Karnataka has proposed the idea of having three additional Deputy Chief Ministers in the state. He beli...
16 Sep, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Congress counts political dividends after 2 key Lingayat leaders join it, BJP seeks to counter narrativeChief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, a Lingayat himself on Tuesday in Bagalkote said, one or two Lingayat leaders from BJP defecting to other p...
18 Apr, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
BJP launches twitter campaign slamming arrests in Karnataka over social media postsThe BJP is highlighting five arrests including that of Ajith Heranje on Thursday, all in connection with their posts on the social media.
03 May, 2019, 09.45 PM IST
Development our only agenda: PM Modi to Karnataka BJP workersThe Prime Minister also spoke against Siddaramaiah's Lingayat move saying it showed how the Congress party indulged in caste politics
26 Apr, 2018, 06.11 PM IST
UPA had denied separate religion tag to Lingayat in 2013The Union home ministry had said if Veershaiva-Lingayats are treated as a separate religion from Hindus, all SCs of the sect would lose the...
21 Mar, 2018, 11.26 AM IST
Who are the Lingayats and why they want a minority statusThe Congress move aims to divide the votes BJP would rely on to win. Many, however, think the community might still vote for the BJP despit...
19 Mar, 2018, 07.58 PM IST