Vokkaligas
- Bangalore
BJP moves ECI against Shivakumar’s remarks on ‘bringing down Vokkaliga CM’
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday accusing Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar of making false, unsubstantiated, and incorrect…
- Bangalore
NDA candidates in Karnataka take blessings from Vokkalinga seer
Bengaluru: NDA candidates in Bengaluru met Vokkaliga seer, Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, at his mutt in Vijayanagar locality of Bengaluru on Wednesday and sought his blessings ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The…
- Bangalore
Under Lingayat, Vokkaliga pressure, Karnataka Cong treads cautiously
Bengaluru: Following the Bihar government making its caste census report public, Karnataka’s Congress government is under pressure to accept the state’s caste census report pending for years. However, the government led by…
- Bangalore
Vokkaliga seers back Shivakumar candidature for Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief minister of…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar: The trouble shooter “delivers” for the Congress party in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Teary eyed Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Saturday briefly belied the combative force he is for the Congress party, not just in the just concluded 2023 assembly polls, but on…
- India
BJP betrayed Lingayats, Vokkaligas on reservation issue: Congress
Bengaluru: Mounting attack on the ruling party in Karnataka, the Congress said on Wednesday that the ruling BJP government had betrayed the people on the reservation issue, and the Lingayats and Vokkaligas…
- India
Karnataka: Vokkaligas present in 100 assembly constituencies, can make or break politics
Bengaluru: As Vokkaligas (15% of the population) are considered to be the second major community of Karnataka after Lingayats (17%), the focus is on how whether there would be a shift in their voting…
- Bangalore
Muslim reservation: BJP’s intent is to spark communal strife, says Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka’s “intention” behind scrapping 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims was to spark communal strife between…
- India
Demonising Tipu: Vokkaliga pontiff pours cold water over BJP’s attempt
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka has made significant electoral gains by opposing erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan, but its most recent campaign fell flat after a strong rebuke by the Vokkaliga…
- India
Karnataka: Film on Vokkalinga chieftains who ‘killed’ Tipu Sultan shelved
Karnataka horticulture minister and producer Munirathna has called off his movie project based on the lives of fictitious characters – Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. The decision came after the minister met the…
- India
Karnataka: Congress MLA’s comment on Vokkaligas stirs controversy
Bengaluru: Congress leader and MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan’s remarks about Muslims outnumbering Vokkaligas in Karnataka has stirred a controversy, with it now taking the shape of “community politics.” Vokkaliga leaders from…
