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Cabinet expansion decision rests with Cong high command: Karnataka CM ShivakumarKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar stated that cabinet expansion decisions rest with the Congress high command. He assured representat...- Govt’s Rs 600 Cr scheme to develop minority colonies seen Siddaramaiah’s bid to win over MuslimsKarnataka's cabinet approved Rs 600 crore for minority housing upgrades over two years, seen as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's move to regai...
- Socio-economic survey will begin on Sep 22, says Siddaramaiah amid reports of resistance within the CongressKarnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah confirms the socio-economic survey will start on September 22. He dismisses calls for postponement ...
- Karnataka: Lingayats seek inclusion in central OBC quota, ask CM Siddaramaiah to junk caste census reportThe State Permanent Backward Classes Commission has prepared the caste census or socio-economic survey report and is waiting for a signal f...
- Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects party colleague's charge that Congress sidelined LingayatsSiddaramaiah did not agree with the perception of his party colleague, insisting that his government had treated everyone equally. “Ours is...
- Special court dismisses complaint against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over Lingayat CM commentA special court has dismissed a complaint that was filed against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his comments on the Lingayat com...
- Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai disses Congress’ CM dilemma, questions party’s commitment to LingayatsOpposition leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar are both vying for the top job.
- Karnataka: Mutt heads, community outfits lobby hard for positions in new governmentSeveral supporters of both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar have been in touch with their leaders, hoping to find a place in the new cabinet. Th...
- Change of trend in Karnataka: Even Lingayat didn't vote for BJPCongress had fielded 46 Lingayat candidates, of whom 37 won. Only 15 Lingayats from BJP secured victory, though it fielded 69 candidates fr...
- Congress will come to power on its own in Karnataka; BJP's 'Operation Kamala' won't be successful, says M B PatilThe former home and water resources minister also said he has neither been sidelined nor losing his importance in the party after Jagadish ...
- Congress bankrupt, dependent on BJP defectors: Amit ShahShettar left BJP and joined Congress last week after he was denied a ticket. He will be contesting the assembly elections from his home tur...
- Karnataka election: BJP plans steps to counter Congress's Lingayat campaignBJP leaders discussed ways to counter Congress charges and remove doubts from the minds of voters with polls less than three weeks away.
- BJP Lingayat leaders discuss about next CM from the communityThe meeting, held on Wednesday late evening at Yediyurappa’s residence in Bengaluru in the presence of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and ...
- BJP's leaders raise "Lingayat CM" pitch to counter Congress narrativeThe politically influential Lingayat community forms about 17 per cent of the State's population, mostly in northern parts of the State whi...
- 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...
- Congress reaches out to Lingayats as BJP deals with BSY 'retirement'Congress lost its influence over the community after then party CM Veerendra Patil was humiliated and sacked by party chief Rajiv Gandhi mo...
- Shivakumar rejects allegations Congress is targeting Bommai as he is Lingayat"Has he (Bommai) become the Chief Minister on the basis of his Lingayat caste? He is in power as per the Constitution. We are targeting the...
- BJP plays caste card, woos LingayatsIn a last-ditch effort to win the bypolls in Karnataka, BJP is playing the cast card. Asking voters from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community...
- BJP seeks to win over rivals' Lingayat MLAs to form govtVokkaligas and Lingayats have been politically divided ever since Kumaraswamy's refusal to relinquish the CM's chair in 2007 and honour a t...
- Lingayat move will cost Congress 40 of 50 seats in northwest Karnataka: BJP leaderSiddaramaiah’s actions have ensured that BJP will sweep all the Lingayat dominant regions, says Umesh V Katti.
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