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Rise of D K Shivakumar from student leader to Chief Minister of KarnatakaD K Shivakumar's political journey spans four decades. He rose from student activism to become Karnataka's Chief Minister. His path involve...- Karnataka groups brace for showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities are preparing for a showdown with the Congress government over the controversial caste censu...
- 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...
- 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...
- BJP can't remain with those who commit atrocities against women, says Amit Shah on Prajwal RevannaPrajwal is the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda and son of former minister H D Revanna. He is seeking a...
- Prajwal Revanna sex videos: Here's why Congress delayed action after poll dateThe Karnataka government's delayed response to the sex video case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has ignited a debate between Congress ...
- In old Mysuru region, Shivakumar and Gowdas fight for Vokkaliga leadershipThis time, the JDS first family also has the heft of the BJP. The former prime minister and his son have been campaigning for both JDS and ...
- Amit Shah's Suttur Mutt visit may help BJP win over LingayatsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the Suttur Mutt, a significant religious institution of Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Mysuru, for its socie...
- Amit Shah in Mysuru to win back Lingayats, whose votes helped Congress win assembly pollsKarnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats, of which the BJP won 25 on its own in the 2019 election, and the Mandya seat by backing the independent c...
- Why mutts matter so much in Karnataka's electoral politicsIn Karnataka, elections can be won or lost with just a nod or a shake of head from the chief of a mutt. Though many mutts do not take part ...
- Assembly polls: Caste, corruption, region, religion, rebellion make mark in Karnataka battlefieldThe caste politics in Karnataka is like in the heartland states and every party tries to get the caste mathematics right. Lingayats and Vok...
- JD(S) plans bigger roadshow on March 26 to stem BJP clout after Modi's show last weekThe decision by the regional party, which led the coalition regime with the Congress in Karnataka in 2018-19, follows the ruling BJP’s heig...
- Cong plans to field its lone LS member against Kumaraswamy’s son in Ramanagara to stem JD-S cloutThe regional party holds three out of four seats in Ramanagara district, which includes Channapatna, represented in the assembly by former ...
- BJP forms poll campaign and management committees for KarnatakaThe campaign committee, led by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, includes former chief ministers BS Yediyurappa, DV Sadananda Gowda and Jaga...
- BJP hopes for 'quantum jump' in Old Mysore region to retain power in KarnatakaThe BJP believes that its aggressive moves to expand in the region by winning over several influential local leaders after it came to power...
- Karnataka: As Siddu camp prepares for birthday bash, DK plays Vokkaliga card for CM's postKarnataka is set to face the assembly polls in less than 10 months, and Siddaramaiah has projected himself as being ready for a second term...
- ET analysis: Ex-CM Kumaraswamy’s attack on Congress, a move to assert JD(S) identityKumaraswamy and Shivakumar had until a year ago built up a public image of being great friends, and of burying their past rivalry. However,...
- State Congress leaves it to high command to pick new chiefDKS, MB Patil strong contenders, but ED case against the former may weigh against them. While Shivakumar has intensified lobbying for the p...
- In Karnataka, BJP leadership creates three deputies to CM YediyurappaYediyurappa was swore in as the chief minister a month ago after the collapse of the year old JD(S) - Congress coalition government.
- Karnataka’s Vokkaliga community pins high hopes on Sadananda GowdaThe spontaneous celebration was spurred by the fact that a Vokkaliga has become a prominent Union minister with the coveted railway portfol...
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