[ad_1] Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the Congress in his last public rally in Karnataka ahead of assembly polls scheduled to be held on May 10, saying the grand old party has insulted Lingayats, OBCs and also Bajrangbali (Lord Hanuman). Addressing a massive crowd in Nanjangud ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: A defamation case was lodged on Tuesday against Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah over his alleged statement on corruption practised by Lingayat Chief Ministers in the state. Activist Shankar Sait had lodged a private complaint with the Magistrate court in Bengaluru in thisContinue Reading
[ad_1] Bengaluru: In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat community, to analyse the polity of the state. Emerging in the 12th century, out of a distinct thoughtContinue Reading