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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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'Step Down, Make Way For DK Shivakumar,' Vokkaliga Seer Urges Siddaramaiah
A Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy DK Shivakumar amid a power tussle within the ruling Congress in the state.
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Karnataka Caste Census Submitted Before Polls, Irks Lingayats, Vokkaligas
A socio-economic survey report, submitted today, has set off a political row in Karnataka, even though its contents are yet to be made public.
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With 8 Lingayats, 6 Vokkaligas, Karnataka Cabinet Strikes Caste Balance
The Congress government in Karnataka was expanded on Saturday with 24 MLAs taking oath as ministers and the party seeking to give representation to various castes and groups.
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Opinion: Will Congress Reap Anti-Incumbency Dividend In Karnataka?
One of the few proven axioms of Indian electoral politics is that the voter does not deliver an equivocal verdict where there is a clear % present alternative and palpable dissatisfaction with the incumbent. The Karnataka result will be no different.
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NDTV Public Opinion: Which Way Do Vokkaligas And Lingayats Lean
The two dominant castes of Karnataka -- Vokkaligas and Lingayats -- are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to party preferences, NDTV's new opinion poll in partnership with Lokniti-CSDS has found.
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NDTV Public Opinion: How Quota For Lingayats, Vokkaligas May Affect BJP
The contentious issue of tweaks in the reservation policy made by Karnataka's BJP government is likely to bring the BJP electoral dividends.
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Opinion: Can BJP Crack The Vokkaliga Code In Karnataka This Time?
Over the last two decades, the BJP has been able to extract support from some sections of Vokkaligas in the urban centres of Bengaluru and Mysore, and in Malnad, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada.
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Opinion: Math + Chemistry In Karnataka's Caste-Driven Politics
This region, which accounts for close to half the MLAs of the state legislature, includes southern Karnataka and the Bengaluru region. Traditionally, it is a contest between the Congress and the Janata Party/Janata Dal.
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Opinion: A Different "Centre Vs State" Battle In Karnataka
Just as the BJP would like to project the coming elections in Karnataka as a Modi-versus-Rahul battle, the Congress would prefer to see it as one between the national and the local.
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Karnataka Assembly Polls: This Is BJP's Strategy For Old Mysuru Region
The BJP is going to allure several Vokkaliga leaders from "panchayat to Parliament" into its fold from Karnataka's Old Mysuru region ahead of the Assembly polls in the southern state due later this year, party leaders said on Sunday.
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Blog: BJP's Quota Challenge In Karnataka
Elections are months away in Karnataka and the ruling BJP faces a January deadline to increase quota for the Vokkaliga community in jobs and education.
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"In Poor Taste": Congress Rebukes Karnataka Leader Over Vokkaliga Remark
A Congress leader in Karnataka, belonging to the Siddaramaiah camp, has been strongly reprimanded by the party leadership for his "Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas" comment, which had stirred up a huge political controversy in the state.
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BJP Records First-Ever Win In Bypoll At Karnataka's Mandya
The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Monday scripted history by recording its first ever win in the Vokkaliga bastion of Karnataka's Mandya district.
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Thousands Flood Bengaluru To Protest DK Shivakumar's Arrest, Traffic Hit
Thousands of people belonging to the Vokkaliga community held a massive march in Bengaluru today to protest the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case, affecting traffic movement in many parts of the city.
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BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.
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'Step Down, Make Way For DK Shivakumar,' Vokkaliga Seer Urges Siddaramaiah
A Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy DK Shivakumar amid a power tussle within the ruling Congress in the state.
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Karnataka Caste Census Submitted Before Polls, Irks Lingayats, Vokkaligas
A socio-economic survey report, submitted today, has set off a political row in Karnataka, even though its contents are yet to be made public.
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With 8 Lingayats, 6 Vokkaligas, Karnataka Cabinet Strikes Caste Balance
The Congress government in Karnataka was expanded on Saturday with 24 MLAs taking oath as ministers and the party seeking to give representation to various castes and groups.
-
Opinion: Will Congress Reap Anti-Incumbency Dividend In Karnataka?
One of the few proven axioms of Indian electoral politics is that the voter does not deliver an equivocal verdict where there is a clear % present alternative and palpable dissatisfaction with the incumbent. The Karnataka result will be no different.
-
NDTV Public Opinion: Which Way Do Vokkaligas And Lingayats Lean
The two dominant castes of Karnataka -- Vokkaligas and Lingayats -- are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to party preferences, NDTV's new opinion poll in partnership with Lokniti-CSDS has found.
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NDTV Public Opinion: How Quota For Lingayats, Vokkaligas May Affect BJP
The contentious issue of tweaks in the reservation policy made by Karnataka's BJP government is likely to bring the BJP electoral dividends.
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Opinion: Can BJP Crack The Vokkaliga Code In Karnataka This Time?
Over the last two decades, the BJP has been able to extract support from some sections of Vokkaligas in the urban centres of Bengaluru and Mysore, and in Malnad, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada.
-
Opinion: Math + Chemistry In Karnataka's Caste-Driven Politics
This region, which accounts for close to half the MLAs of the state legislature, includes southern Karnataka and the Bengaluru region. Traditionally, it is a contest between the Congress and the Janata Party/Janata Dal.
-
Opinion: A Different "Centre Vs State" Battle In Karnataka
Just as the BJP would like to project the coming elections in Karnataka as a Modi-versus-Rahul battle, the Congress would prefer to see it as one between the national and the local.
-
Karnataka Assembly Polls: This Is BJP's Strategy For Old Mysuru Region
The BJP is going to allure several Vokkaliga leaders from "panchayat to Parliament" into its fold from Karnataka's Old Mysuru region ahead of the Assembly polls in the southern state due later this year, party leaders said on Sunday.
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Blog: BJP's Quota Challenge In Karnataka
Elections are months away in Karnataka and the ruling BJP faces a January deadline to increase quota for the Vokkaliga community in jobs and education.
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"In Poor Taste": Congress Rebukes Karnataka Leader Over Vokkaliga Remark
A Congress leader in Karnataka, belonging to the Siddaramaiah camp, has been strongly reprimanded by the party leadership for his "Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas" comment, which had stirred up a huge political controversy in the state.
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BJP Records First-Ever Win In Bypoll At Karnataka's Mandya
The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Monday scripted history by recording its first ever win in the Vokkaliga bastion of Karnataka's Mandya district.
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Thousands Flood Bengaluru To Protest DK Shivakumar's Arrest, Traffic Hit
Thousands of people belonging to the Vokkaliga community held a massive march in Bengaluru today to protest the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case, affecting traffic movement in many parts of the city.
