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Siddaramaiah unperturbed by PM's rally, says 'will have no impact'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May. 01 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three rallies in the poll-bound Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has no objection with his rallies, while adding that it would not have any impact on the people of the stat
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'Lingayats don't consider Yeddyurappa a leader anymore'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI): The Rashtriya Basava Sena on Tuesday claimed that the Lingayat community in poll-bound Karnataka no longer sees former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as a leader.
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After K'taka, Lingayats in Maharashtra demand minority status
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 8 (ANI): The All India Lingayat Coordination Committee carried out a protest rally outside the Divisional Commissioner's office in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on Sunday demanding a constitutional recognition for Lingayat community.
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Minority status given to Lingayat to 'polarise votes': Amit Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday called the decision of the Karnataka government to give minority status to Lingayat community as a strategy to 'polarise votes'.
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Religious minority status to Lingayats granted in view of K'taka polls: Ve
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, claimed that the Karnataka Government's move to grant a separate religion status to the Lingayat community was clearly made keeping forthcoming assembly elections in mi
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Lingayat members to hold 'Mahamorcha'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lingayat [Mumbai] [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Lingayat community members on Friday said its members from the Marathwada region will carry out a 'Mahamorcha' for their long pending demand of constitutional recognition to Lingayat religion in Maharashtra and minority status on the National l
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Clash between Lingayat, Veerashaiva followers in K'taka
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Hours after Karnataka government gave approved separate religion status for the Lingayat community, a clash broke out between Lingayat followers and Veerashaiva followers in Kalaburagi on Monday.
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