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`It Was On Bommai: Shettar Defends Siddaramaiah`s `Corrupt Lingayat CM` RemarkUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi demanded an apology from Siddaramaiah over his remark where he mentioned that `Lingayat CM had done corruption`.Zee News - Published | |
Congress Siddaramaiah’s ‘corrupt Lingayat CM’ remark sparks rowIndiaTimes - Published | |
No loss of Lingayat support due to senior netas’ exits, says BJP president JP NaddaBJP president JP Nadda is confident that his party will retain office in Karnataka and break the trend of no party winning two consecutive terms since 1985. In conversation with TOI, Nadda takes up..IndiaTimes - Published | |
In Lingayat Outreach, Rahul Gandhi Invokes Basavanna To Slam PM Modi, BJP In Karnataka"When I questioned about the Prime Minister`s relationship with Adani, they erased my speech from the Lok Sabha records, but the Lok Sabha is not the only place where I can speak the truth. I can speak..Zee News - Published | |
Lingayats Politics: BJP, Congress Trying Tooth And Nails To Woo CommunityHowever, when he came back to the BJP`s fold, the Lingayat community again voted for the BJP and it came to power in the subsequent polls. State`s political history shows that the Lingayat community is..Zee News - Published | |
Union home minister Amit Shah vetoes BJP proposal to prop up Lingayat as CM faceAmit Shah repeated publicly in Bengaluru Saturday what he apparently told the state BJP thinktank the previous day — that some prominent Lingayat faces like former CM Jagadish Shettar and Laxman..IndiaTimes - Published | |
To counter Congress in Karnataka assembly election, BJP plans big Lingayat CM campaignJagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi and Ayanur Manjunath and other Lingayat functionaries left and joined Congress and JD(S).IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP woos Lingayats with Congress 'neglect' pitchBJP's Lingayat candidates include chief minister Basavraj Bommai and BY Vijayendra, younger son of former CM BS Yeddyurappa, seen as the community's tallest leader.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ayanur Manjunath is 10th legislator to quit BJP, to contest on JD(S) ticketBJP MLC Ayanur Manjunath, a prominent Lingayat face, on Wednesday became the 10th legislator to quit the party, and he will contest from Shivamogga City on a JD(S) ticket against BJP's Channabasappa in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
After Jagadish Shettar`s Exit, BJP Predicts Victory From Hubli-Dharwad Central SeatHe noted that BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginkai, a party general secretary in the state, who is contesting against the six-time MLA is also a Lingayat like Shettar and belongs to the same subcaste as the..Zee News - Published | |
Jagadish Shettar`s Exit: BJP In Damage-Control Mode, JP Nadda To Rush To KarnatakaNadda will also participate in an interaction programme with party workers and visit influential Moorusaavira Mutt and Siddarudha Mutt, both Lingayat mutts, on April 19.Zee News - Published | |
For Lingayat Votes, BJP In No Mood To Offend YediyurappaHe installed the CM of his choice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. Later, in July 2012, he got Sadananada Gowda removed from the office and anointed Jagadish Shettar to the CM`s post, much to the chagrin of the..Zee News - Published | |
Karnataka Election: Varuna No More A Cakewalk For Siddaramaiah. Reason - V Somanna, BJP HeavyweightSiddaramaiah is going to face a herculean task in the constituency as Lingayats constitute the largest voters group. The Lingayat community has been waiting for leadership for decades in the region...Zee News - Published | 'Shaky & flawed': SC on Karnataka govt decision of scrapping 4% OBC quota for MuslimsThe Supreme Court on Thursday slammed Karnataka government's decision to scrap 4 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) Muslim quota saying that the move is prima facie based on "absolutely fallacious..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, a Lingayat, likely to get ticketAfter being denied the ticket, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar has rushed to Delhi. He hopes that the party will review its decision and field him for the seventh consecutive term.IndiaTimes - Published | BJP using Yediyurappa as 'disposable tissue paper': CongressCiting a report which claimed that Amit Shah and JP Nadda held a closed door meeting in Delhi on Monday with state leaders keeping out Yediyurappa, the party termed it a 'grave insult' to the senior..IndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka Election 2023: BJP Moves To Appease Lingayat, Vokkaliga Community With Reservation HikeWith eyes on the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, Basavaraj Bommai-led govt has has decided to increase the existing quota for Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities by 2%.Zee News - Published | BSY quit due to ill health, wasn’t forced to resign as CM BS Yediyurappa: Rajnath SinghBarely three days after PM Narendra Modi lauded BJP veteran and exKarnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, defence minister Rajnath Singh urged voters to fulfil the Lingayat’s strongman’s “dream” of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lingayat community objects to comments on Cong MLA by K'taka Speaker, seeks resignationnewKerala.com - Published | Ahead of Karnataka assembly polls, Panchamasali unrest could pose serious challenge for BJPWhile BJP is determined to win the forthcoming assembly polls and return to government — evident from the number of visits Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid to Karnataka over the past couple of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lingayat vote bank appears shaky for ruling BJP in north KarnatakanewKerala.com - Published | Panchamasali Lingayat seer rejects Karnataka govt's quota assurance, gives new deadlineIndiaTimes - Published |
