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Lingayats, Vokkaligas plan major showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Congress government faces a major challenge as dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities strongly oppose the controversial ca...15 Apr, 2025, 07.53 PM IST- Vokkaliga seers back DK Shivakumar candidature for Karnataka CMThe Vokkaliga Sangha, which is the main body of one of the dominant communities of Karnataka, organised a meeting of Vokkaliga pontiffs whe...15 May, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
- The play at key Lingayat and Vokkaliga seats in Karnataka's Assembly electionKarnataka's political equations heavily rely on caste, with the Lingayats and Vokkaligas communities wielding significant influence despite...08 May, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
- Karnataka Polls: BJP banks on recast Quota Policy to combat Congress's Ahinda cardThe Basavaraj Bommai government's decision to increase the reservation quota for STs from 3% to 7% and for SC's from 15% to 17%, as well as...30 Mar, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
- Will restore 4 pc quota for Muslims scrapped by BJP government, says Karnataka Congress chiefWhile addressing the media, DK Shivakumar said, "I am confident that Congress will come to power after the next 45 days. We will scrap all ...26 Mar, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
- Karnataka moves Muslims from OBC to EWS quota list, hands 2% hike to Lingayats & Vokkaligas ahead of crucial assembly pollsMuslims earlier came under the 2B classification. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told the media that the Muslims would move into the EWS q...24 Mar, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
- BJP to lure Vokkaliga leaders in Karnataka's Old Mysuru regionBJP's Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh said the saffron party will win a record number of seats from the region, where it has been working on...01 Jan, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
- Karnataka budget offers sops to caste groups, promises to set up Vokkaliga development boardThe announcement came four months after the government established the Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat Development Corporation for the to he...08 Mar, 2021, 05.51 PM IST
- Reservation demands: Government discussing modalities regarding way forward, says CM YediyurappaThe state government is facing demands for revision of the existing quota from various communities, including the dominant Vokkaliga and Ve...19 Feb, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
- Parties play up Vokkaliga caste factor in campaign ahead of bypollsState Congress president DK Shivakumar on Monday sought to defend himself against the BJP’s charge. He wondered why the BJP has drafted onl...27 Oct, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
- Kumaraswamy rules out involvement in phone tapping of seerHe said the allegation has caused him "unbearable pain."29 Sep, 2019, 04.20 PM IST
- BS Yediyurappa announces 'mammoth' statue of city founder Kempegowda at airport, reaches out to VokkaligasTo make Kempegowda "immortal", the government has also decided to to reconstitute the Kempegowda Development Authority, and release Rs 100 ...13 Sep, 2019, 05.17 PM IST
- Gowda vs Gowda in Bengaluru north: No cakewalk for eitherThe JD(S) patriarch is set to shift base from his home turf Hassan to make way for his grandson Prajwal Revanna.13 Mar, 2019, 10.09 AM IST
- Vokkaliga Mutts warn against move to unsettle JDS-Congress governmentTumkur district-based Spatikapuri mutt head Nanjavadhutha Swami said Vokkaligas would not forgive attempts to dislodge Kumaraswamy. He also...29 Jun, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
- Moves on Lingayats and Vokkaligas cost Siddaramaiah dearThe damage was so intense that Siddaramaiah, who confidently expected Vokkaligas to vote for him in his old constituency of Chamundeshwari,...16 May, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
- JDS is BJP's B Team: Expect more strikes from Rahul GandhiThe ‘Sangh Parivar’ jibe came about as an estimated three percent of the JDS voteshare of 20% comprises the Muslims.25 Mar, 2018, 11.37 PM IST
- Devegowda on strong wicket in HassanIn the hotbed of Hassan Vokkaliga politics, H D Devegowda's family holds sway.19 Apr, 2009, 04.02 PM IST
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