Lingayat News

Political parties have united again over a demand to confer the Bharat Ratna on the seer, Sivakumara SwamiPM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to condole the death, pointing to his efforts in helping alleviate poverty, hunger and social injustice

Sivakumara Swami was the head of the Sree Siddaganga MathThe Math is one of the most prominent religious headquarters for the Lingayats

Appointment of legislative council chairman revives multiple pain points for the coalition government in Karnataka

The run-up to the 3 Nov by-poll is no different as the two parties have put all their might to conquer the district, including setting up a clash between D.K. Shivakumar of the Congress and B. Sriramulu of the BJP

There's no interference, so no need to apologize on behalf of the previous govt, said water resources minister M.B. Patil

The opposition added demands for quota of other castes such as Dhangars (shepherd), Lingayats, and Mahadev Koli apparently to broadbase the protest

The issue of the Karnataka caste census has not been tabled before the coordination panel of the Congress-JD(S) coalition govt as other bigger issues such as farm loan waiver has taken precedence

Political analysts said that all political parties would now be wary of raising the issue. The perceived political dividend of getting the mass support of the Lingayats has also not accrued

Anti-incumbency is a huge factor in Karnataka. Not since Ramakrishna Hegde's government in 1985 has any party been re-elected to the Karnataka legislature

The Karnataka election will become the harbinger of new social engineering, alternative political culture, and political and social narratives in the days to come.