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Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to ‘douse Lingayat fire’ against the partyCongress' decision on minority status has not gone down well with large sections of Lingayats. BJP has also been successful in spreading th...06 May, 2018, 11.12 PM IST- Karnataka Election: Lingayat tag not a poll issue in TumakuruWhile most Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Tumakuru remain tight-lipped about the minority status, they admitted that the issue had ...25 Apr, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
- 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.23 Apr, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
- Lingayatism: All you need to knowVeerashaivas, the uppermost sub-caste among the Lingayats, claim that Basavanna himself got Linga deeksha or anointment with the linga, fro...11 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- Lingayat pontiffs 'support' Siddaramaiah, ask BJP to back minority religion claimThe state government had last month recommended to the Centre grant of religious minority tag for the Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat com...07 Apr, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
- Lingayats are part of the Hindu fold, the move to separate them is unnatural: OrganiserCalling the Karnataka's decision to give minority status to Lingayats as ‘lopsided’, editor Prafulla Ketkar said the issue has raised the p...03 Apr, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
- Congress' Lingayat move aimed at preventing Yeddyurappa from becoming CM: Amit Shah"This Siddaramaiah government has brought this proposal, not because it has love for Lingayats, but to prevent Yeddyurappa from becoming Ch...26 Mar, 2018, 07.19 PM IST
- Old conflict, new hope: Lingayat as a religion? A quick primerVeerashaiva-Lingayats believe Yeddyurappa will give them justice, while the Siddaramaiah government is accused of conspiring to split the c...24 Mar, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
- Lingayat move may not play out as planned by CongressThe move has found opposition among the Veerashaivas, also called 'Lingayat', who feel they have been left out and thus, warn the Siddarama...23 Mar, 2018, 10.33 AM 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
- SCs of Veerashaiva/Lingayat sect to lose reservation if separate religion tag given: Union ministerYesterday, the Karnataka government accepted a proposal to grant a separate religion status to the Lingayat community.20 Mar, 2018, 05.33 PM IST
- Karnataka Lingayat Reservation: Will Congress reap poll harvest or end up with egg on face?The Lingayat community has distanced itself from the Congress ever since the party unceremoniously removed Veerendra Patil, a Lingayat, fro...20 Mar, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
- Congress asks Amit Shah, Yeddyurappa to clear stand on Lingayat minority statusCongress's communications incharge Randeep Surjewala said the issue should not be linked with elections or the political process.19 Mar, 2018, 10.53 PM 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
- Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka govt gives separate religion status to Lingayat communityWith this decision, the Congress has avoided a split within the cabinet as its Veerashaiva ministers have also been accommodated. It has al...19 Mar, 2018, 07.19 PM IST
- Karnataka cabinet to discuss on religious minority tag to LingayatsThe demand for a separate religion tag to Veerashaiva/ Lingayat faiths has surfaced from the numerically strong and politically-influential...14 Mar, 2018, 12.06 AM IST
- Lingayats as minorities: Karnataka may ask centre to take callLingayats are followers of saint philosopher Basaveshwara who don’t worship idols or follow rituals, while Veerashaivas worship Lord Shiva ...07 Mar, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
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