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Topic: Lingayat

Why Hindutva polarisation hasn’t worked in Karnataka

Asserting sub-nationalism gave Karnataka politics an identity issue that distracted from Hindutva identity issues.

To install Yeddyurappa as Karnataka CM, Modi will have to run through the caste barrier

Even in the former CM’s own village, people are getting ready to vote on caste lines, which means the BJP will have to work hard to win over non-Lingayats.

Why Sonia Gandhi and Narendra Modi descended on Vijayapura on the same day: Lingayat votes

The Lingayat stronghold of Vijayapura has become a battleground where both Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi addressed rallies on the same day.

Caste likely to decide Siddaramaiah’s fate in the close battle for Badami

BJP’s Sriramulu belongs to the Valmiki Scheduled Tribe, which can counter the large number of voters of the Kuruba community to which the CM...

Congress wants to split Lingayat votes by portraying a ‘diminished’ Yeddyurappa in BJP

The Lingayats have traditionally voted for a leader and not a party. A chief ministerial aspirant from their community would make them vote for that party.

Siddaramaiah vs Sreeramulu: Caste likely to decide who will win the historic Badami seat

Sreeramulu, who belongs to the Nayaka tribe, is seen as a tough competitor for Siddaramaiah as he is said to have a sizeable support base in the region.

From Kedarnath to Karnataka: Modi to seek blessings of Lingayat God & priest before polls

The head priest of the Shiva shrine is a Veerashaiva-Lingayat, and the BJP hopes Modi's visit to the temple before launching his Karnataka campaign will help win the hearts of Lingayats.

Last Laughs: Karnataka vote bank, Commonwealth games & tale of two Khans in Rajasthan

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Last Laughs: Nitish Kumar’s woes, the best April Fool’s gag and mutt-hopping in Karnataka

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Despite Lingayat issue, it is ‘advantage BJP’ in the biggest political slugfest of 2018

There are several good reasons why the BJP is upbeat in spite of expectations the Lingayat issue might go against the party.

On Camera

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.