Lingayats
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Karnataka Assembly election: Why parties are treading cautiously on Lingayat issue
National | Apr 15, 2018, 02:29 PM ISTLingayats/Veerashaivas are said to form about 17 per cent of the population, wielding a decisive clout in about 100 constituencies, particularly in north Karnataka
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MHA to examine Karnataka govt proposal to grant 'religious minority' tag to Lingayats
India | Mar 20, 2018, 05:25 PM ISTThe central government's reaction came a day after the Congress government in Karnataka decided to recommend that religious minority tag be granted to the numerically strong and politically-influential Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat community.
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Karnataka govt recognises Lingayats as religious minority, to seek Centre's approval by next week
India | Mar 20, 2018, 09:44 AM ISTThe Karnataka govt will now seek Centre's approval before it ratifies an official notification to this effect at its next meeting, possibly next week.
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Karnataka Cabinet decides to recommend religious minority tag to Lingayat community, sparks row
India | Mar 19, 2018, 11:47 PM ISTThe BJP, whose Chief Ministerial face B.S. Yeddyurappa is a Lingayat, sees the Congress move as an attempt to divide the Hindu votes.
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Karnataka cabinet approves separate religion status for Lingayats
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Karnataka: Siddaramaiah govt to recommend ‘religious minority’ status for Lingayats
India | Mar 19, 2018, 06:04 PM ISTThe state cabinet led by Siddaramaiah took the decision after the Nagamohan Das committee submitted its report recommending the grant of religious minority status to the sect.
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Karnataka polls: The vocabulary of politics
National | May 05, 2013, 08:07 PM ISTBangalore: Lingayats, Vokkalikga heartland, Old Mysore, Hyderabad-Karnataka, Mumbai-Karnataka: These terms crop up frequently in the media as voters in Karnataka queue up to cast their votes Sunday to elect the state's 14th assembly.To explain some