 | Panchamasali leaders to take a call today: SeerSwamiji said the community’s executive committee meeting will be held at the Freedom Park, where the dharna is being held for the last 70 days, and a decision will be taken. |
 | BJP falls back on Yediyurappa, makes him 'mascot' for Assembly pollsIt's now quite evident from the BJP's campaign narrative that the party is banking on the "Yediyurappa factor" and putting him up as the "poster boy" by leveraging his clout to the hilt. |
 | Karnataka: Panchamasali Lingayat hold padayatra in Belagavi for reservationRaut yesterday sparked a controversy by saying, "We will enter Karnataka like China has entered the country". |
 | RIP Umesh Katti: BJP leader persisted relentlessly for North Karnataka statehoodUmesh Katti contested all the elections to the state assembly (since 1985) from JDU and JDS until he contested the 2008 election on a BJP ticket. |
 | In bid to win Lingayat support, Gandhi visits Murugha MuttThe visit is significant in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly elections as Congress is trying to win the support of the Lingayat community. |
 | Mutt heads watch The Kashmir FilesHe observed that the movie is not against any religion and gave a call to Muslims to join hands with their countrymen to check violence and terrorism. |
 | Poll gambit: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah clears religion tag for LingayatsCongress government in poll-bound Karnataka decided to recommend to Centre to grant religious minority tag to the numerically strong and politically-influential Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayats. |
 | Lingayat issue: Seers caution CM Siddaramaiah against religion tagThe seers submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister and said Veerashaivas and Lingayats were one and the same. They urged Siddaramaiah not to divide the community. |
