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Congress Leader's "Lingayats Got Raw Deal In Karnataka" Claim Sparks Row
Veteran Congress leader and MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa's statement that the Veerashaiva Lingayat community is getting a raw deal under his party's government in Karnataka seems to have sparked a row.
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In 1st List Of Karnataka Ministers, Congress Chief's Son, Lingayat Leader
Following the Congress's thumping electoral victory in Karnataka, and week-long chaos over the top job, party president Mallikarjun Kharge today approved the first list of Cabinet Ministers in the Karnataka government.
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Karnataka Polls: Congress's Siddaramaiah Wins From Varuna, Becomes MLA For 9th Time
The 75-year-old leader got 1,19,430 votes against 73,424 polled by his BJP rival and influential Lingayat leader V Somanna.
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"Will Get Elected With Huge Margin": Congress Leader On Karnataka Poll Day
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday voted in SBI School in Madhura colony and said he would get elected with a huge margin.
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On "B-Team" Charge, HD Kumaraswamy's Counter To PM Modi, Congress
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party "will not make" a Chief Minister from the Lingayat community "at any cost".
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Jagadish Shettar Defends Siddaramaiah Over "Corrupt Lingayat..." Remark
Congress leader Jagadish Shettar, who is a candidate from Karnataka's Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency, defended LoP Siddaramaiah's "Corrupt Lingayat Chief Minister" remark and said that the comment was aimed at Chief Minister
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"40% BJP Government Would Get Only 40 Seats In Karnataka": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling BJP leaders only spoke about the Lingayat philosopher in their speeches but didn't follow his teachings.
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Rahul Gandhi To Hold Roadshow In Karnataka Today, Boost Lingayat Outreach
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to participate in the Basava Jayanti celebrations in Bagalkote district on Sunday, which is being seen as an effort by the party to boost its Lingayat outreach ahead of assembly polls.
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"Congress Tried To Break Lingayat Religion": Karnataka's Basavaraj Bommai
After the exit of three senior Lingayat leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the incumbent BJP Government had rendered justice to all the communities including Lingayats.
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"101%": BS Yediyurappa On Lingayats' Support After High-Profile BJP Exits
After big exits from the BJP in Karnataka by sulking Lingayat leaders like Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa says the community remains "101 percent" with his party.
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Opinion: Losing Top Lingayat Leaders May Cost BJP
Can Shettar's exit prove costly for the BJP in this cracker of an election? We will know on May 13.
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Congress Eyes Karnataka's Lingayat Votes With 2 Key Entries Ahead Of Polls
As the Congress counts political dividends after two BJP leaders from the dominant Lingayat community joined it, ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the ruling party has sought to down play the desertion
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"Rahul Gandhi's Politics About Lies, Hit Jobs": Union Minister On Karnataka Campaign
Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that the BJP is attacking the democracy of Basavanna, founder of the Lingayat sect, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said that the former MP's politics consists of lies and hit jobs.
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In Setback For Karnataka BJP, Lingayat Leader Joins Congress Ahead Of Polls
HD Thammaiah's switch can be damaging for the BJP, which is aggressively campaigning to get the support of the state's dominant Lingayat population, who form 16-17% of the electorate.
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"A Woman Has Done This To Me": Behind Karnataka Lingayat Seer's Death, A Honeytrap
Karnataka Lingayat seer suicide: Four obscene videos are doing the rounds, say investigators, as woman screen-recorded private moments with the 45-year-old sect leader
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Congress Leader's "Lingayats Got Raw Deal In Karnataka" Claim Sparks Row
Veteran Congress leader and MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa's statement that the Veerashaiva Lingayat community is getting a raw deal under his party's government in Karnataka seems to have sparked a row.
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In 1st List Of Karnataka Ministers, Congress Chief's Son, Lingayat Leader
Following the Congress's thumping electoral victory in Karnataka, and week-long chaos over the top job, party president Mallikarjun Kharge today approved the first list of Cabinet Ministers in the Karnataka government.
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Karnataka Polls: Congress's Siddaramaiah Wins From Varuna, Becomes MLA For 9th Time
The 75-year-old leader got 1,19,430 votes against 73,424 polled by his BJP rival and influential Lingayat leader V Somanna.
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"Will Get Elected With Huge Margin": Congress Leader On Karnataka Poll Day
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday voted in SBI School in Madhura colony and said he would get elected with a huge margin.
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On "B-Team" Charge, HD Kumaraswamy's Counter To PM Modi, Congress
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party "will not make" a Chief Minister from the Lingayat community "at any cost".
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Jagadish Shettar Defends Siddaramaiah Over "Corrupt Lingayat..." Remark
Congress leader Jagadish Shettar, who is a candidate from Karnataka's Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency, defended LoP Siddaramaiah's "Corrupt Lingayat Chief Minister" remark and said that the comment was aimed at Chief Minister
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"40% BJP Government Would Get Only 40 Seats In Karnataka": Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling BJP leaders only spoke about the Lingayat philosopher in their speeches but didn't follow his teachings.
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Rahul Gandhi To Hold Roadshow In Karnataka Today, Boost Lingayat Outreach
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to participate in the Basava Jayanti celebrations in Bagalkote district on Sunday, which is being seen as an effort by the party to boost its Lingayat outreach ahead of assembly polls.
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"Congress Tried To Break Lingayat Religion": Karnataka's Basavaraj Bommai
After the exit of three senior Lingayat leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the incumbent BJP Government had rendered justice to all the communities including Lingayats.
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"101%": BS Yediyurappa On Lingayats' Support After High-Profile BJP Exits
After big exits from the BJP in Karnataka by sulking Lingayat leaders like Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa says the community remains "101 percent" with his party.
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Opinion: Losing Top Lingayat Leaders May Cost BJP
Can Shettar's exit prove costly for the BJP in this cracker of an election? We will know on May 13.
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Congress Eyes Karnataka's Lingayat Votes With 2 Key Entries Ahead Of Polls
As the Congress counts political dividends after two BJP leaders from the dominant Lingayat community joined it, ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the ruling party has sought to down play the desertion
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"Rahul Gandhi's Politics About Lies, Hit Jobs": Union Minister On Karnataka Campaign
Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that the BJP is attacking the democracy of Basavanna, founder of the Lingayat sect, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said that the former MP's politics consists of lies and hit jobs.
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In Setback For Karnataka BJP, Lingayat Leader Joins Congress Ahead Of Polls
HD Thammaiah's switch can be damaging for the BJP, which is aggressively campaigning to get the support of the state's dominant Lingayat population, who form 16-17% of the electorate.
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"A Woman Has Done This To Me": Behind Karnataka Lingayat Seer's Death, A Honeytrap
Karnataka Lingayat seer suicide: Four obscene videos are doing the rounds, say investigators, as woman screen-recorded private moments with the 45-year-old sect leader
