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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 | |
Lingayat Mutt scandal: Mother of victims writes to Prez, seeks justice or mercy killing"Give justice or grant us mercy killing. You are the representative of oppressed classes. You are like a mother to us and give us justice," the letter read.Zee News - Published | |
'He made me drink alcohol, disrobed me...': Harrowing charges continue to emerge against rape-accused Lingayat mutt seerThese allegations emerged on Monday during the hearing by a local court which extended the seer's judicial custody by another week.DNA - Published | |
Minor girls abused, drugged for 3 years: Shocking revelations in Karnataka seer sexual assault caseA Lingayat seer from Karnataka has been accused of sexually assaulting minor girls inside his hostel, and has been arrested by the cops.DNA - Published | |
Blackmailed over private videos, honey-trapped: Cops reveal reason behind Lingayat seer's suicide in KarnatakaA Lingayat seer in Karnataka had taken his own life due to threats of releasing his private videos after he was honey-trapped, said, cops.DNA - Published | |
More trouble for pontiff; 'probe has begun'A fresh case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was slapped on Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of a Lingayat math, following a complaint that he raped four girls, police..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Karnataka: Lingayat mutt seer sent to 5-day police custody in sexual assault caseThe police had sought 5 days` custody of the accused seer for investigation. Ruling out all possibilities of shifting the seer to Bengaluru hospital, the court rapped authorities for shifting him to..Zee News - Published | |
Karnataka: Lingayat seer, accused of raping minors, sent to four-day police custodyShivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, booked under POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls, was arrested following interrogation yesterday.DNA - Published Also reported by •Zee News | Karnataka seer arrested in sexual abuse caseThe Karnataka police on Thursday arrested the chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, in a sexual abuse caseIt is alleged that two girls, aged 15 and 16, studying in a school..IndiaTimes - Published |
`I will WRITE to PM Modi,` Karnataka BJP MLC on no action against RAPE-ACCUSED Lingayat seerKarnataka BJP MLC H Vishwanath has slammed the Basavaraj Bommai government in Karnataka over its handling of the POCSO case against the rape-accused Lingayat seer.Zee News - Published | K'taka: POCSO case against prominent Lingayat seerChief pontiff of a Chitradurga-based prominent mutt is among the five people booked by the police under the 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act', for allegedly sexually abusing..IndiaTimes - Published |
CM Bommai refuses to comment on Siddaramaiah's repentance on Lingayat religion issuenewKerala.com - Published | BS Yediyurappa appointed to top BJP body ahead of Karnataka polls, takes THIS pledgeElated with his appointment, the 79-year-old Karnataka Lingayat leader has vowed to bring the BJP back to power in the state and to strengthen it in the rest of south IndiaZee News - Published |
Eyeing Karnataka poll prospects, Rahul Gandhi initiated into the Lingayat sectnewKerala.com - Published | Ahead of Karnataka polls, Rahul gets ‘deeksha’ at Lingayat muttIndiaTimes - Published |
Eye on Assembly polls, Rahul gets 'Linga deeksha' at Lingayat Mutt in K'takanewKerala.com - Published | Can Muragarajendra mutt visit help Rahul?Amid a tight schedule in a whirlwind 24 hour trip, the Karnataka Congress party on Wednesday used its national leadership face of Rahul Gandhi to make a serious attempt of wooing back the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lingayat seers in K'taka allege Peer Pasha Dargah built over 'Anubhava Mantapa'newKerala.com - Published | Lingayat community seeks OBC status, BJP in a fixnewKerala.com - Published |
Pawar’s Belagavi bid to unveil Rani Chennamma statue sets BJP abuzz with NCP’s Lingayat outreachIndian Express - Published | Karnataka: Amit Shah in town, big JD(S) Lingayat name joins BJPIndian Express - Published |
As seer alleges corruption in BJP govt, Lingayat mutts remain a powerful force in KarnatakaIndian Express - Published | 'Karnataka govt takes 30% cut from grants for mutts': Top Lingayat seer alleges corruptionA top Lingayat seer in Karnataka has made a big corruption claim, saying that monasteries have to pay 30 percent cut to get grants.DNA - Published |
Rampant corruption in Karnataka, state govt takes 30% cut from grants for mutts, alleges top Lingayat seerReacting to the Lingayat seer's allegations, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that his government considers his allegations "very seriously".Zee News - Published | BJP takes 30% commission from mutts to release funds: Lingayat seerIndiaTimes - Published |
Birth anniversary of Lingayat seer likely to be show of strength in Karnataka BJP for sidelined Yediyurappa, sonIndian Express - Published | Lingayat body's plans of 'Ghar Wapsi' likely to generate controversynewKerala.com - Published |
Cong to work on Lingayat vote bank in K'takanewKerala.com - Published | Lingayat seer dares K'taka CM to remove non-Hindu religious centrenewKerala.com - Published |
12th century Kannada vachanas translated into ArabicKannada vachanas (discourses) composed by Sharanas, followers of Lingayat saint-poet-philosopher Basaveshwara, have their own significance in the history of Indian literature.IndiaTimes - Published | Vokkaliga-Lingayat forum set up against Karnataka govt caste census reportThe politics over caste-based reservation has taken a fresh turn with two dominant communities — Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayats — coming together under the aegis of a new forum to oppose the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka Cabinet Allocation 2021: CM Basavaraj Bommai keeps Finance, Cabinet Affairs, R Ashoka has RevenueV Somanna, a Lingayat leader, has been given Housing, Infrastructure development, while Prabhu Chavan received Animal Husbandry.DNA - Published | Congress weighs strategies to win back Lingayat community in north KarnatakaAfter the change of guard in BJP, Congress is working on strategies to woo back Veerashaiva-Lingayats in north Karnataka. Insiders say one proposal under discussion in Delhi is whether a Lingayat..IndiaTimes - Published |
New K'taka CM visits hometown; goes to RSS office, meets Lingayat seernewKerala.com - Published | K'taka Lingayat seer praises BJP for ending political instabilitynewKerala.com - Published |
Lingayat Basavaraj Bommai appointed Karnataka's 23rd Chief MinisternewKerala.com - Published | Basavaraj Bommai: Yediyurappa loyalist, Lingayat leader and BJP`s new face in KarnatakaBasavaraj Bommai took oath as the 26th Karnataka Chief Minister at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, with his predecessor B S Yediyurappa and other senior leaders present at the ceremony.Zee News - Published |
Karnataka: With new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat communityThe announcement that Basavaraj Bommai will be the next Karnataka chief minister, made by his predecessor BS Yediyurappa, is a significant gesture to reassure the influential Lingayat community that..IndiaTimes - Published | BSY’s trusted aide Basavaraj Bommai to be new Karnataka chief ministerOutgoing chief minister B S Yediyurappa's close confidant and state’s home minister Basavaraj Bommai is to be the 20th CM of Karnataka. He will be sworn in on Wednesday. Bommai’s elevation to the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Basavaraj Bommai is the new Karnataka CM: Here`s all you need to knowBommai, a Lingayat leader from North Karnataka, had the backing of the outgoing chief minister Yeddyurappa to succeed him.Zee News - Published | Basavaraj Bommai to replace BS Yediyurappa as Karnataka CM, swearing-in tomorrowJust like the outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who resigned on Monday, the new Chief Minister is also from the politically influential Lingayat community.Zee News - Published |
How will BJP prevent Lingayat backlash after BS Yediyurappa`s exit, who will be next Karnataka CM?Ending months of speculation over his exit, BS Yediyurappa finally stepped down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Monday, coinciding with his government completing two years in office, even as..Zee News - Published | Challenge accepted, says Lingayat seer on leadership change in K'takanewKerala.com - Published |