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Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami withdraws nomination from Dharwad Lok Sab
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a surprising turn of events, Lingayat seer, Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt, withdrew his nomination from the Dharwad parliamentary constituency on Monday.
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Lingayat seer meets Muslim religious leaders ahead of Lok Sabha election n
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a significant move ahead of the nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Lingayat Seer Fakir Dingalishwar Swami on Wednesday met with Muslim Sufi leader Peer Sayed Ahmed Raza Sirkazi and other Muslim religious leaders.
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Mutts play major role in Karnataka, have followers in different castes, co
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mutts are religious institutions, many of which were established several centuries ago. In Karnataka, there are thousands of big and small mutts followed by different castes and communities, such as Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas, Valmikis, Nayakas and Madigas. Among these, Lingayats have
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"Murugha mutt never participates in political matters": Mallikarjunashree
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Mallikarjunashree of Dharwad Muruga Mutt said, "Swamiji's statement has nothing to do with the Dharwad Muruga Mutt. Our mutt never participates in political matters."
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"Will win their blessing": Pralhad Joshi after a lingayat pontiff demands
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Responding to the seer's demand, Joshi said, "I'm not aware. I don't want to react to their statements. I'll win with their blessings. I can't say more."
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"Yediyurappa cheated us": Furious Eashwarappa hits out at former CM after
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Miffed after his son was denied a ticket for the Haveri-Gadag Lok Sabha seat, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday laid the blame on former chief minister and Lingayat stalwart KS Eshwarappa.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah promotes affixing statewide portrait of Basavann
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Siddaramaih declared that Basavanna's portrait will be unveiled in all government offices across the state on February 17, a decision is seen as Congress's attempt to woo the Lingayat community in Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
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Will boost rank and file ahead of next Lok Sabha polls: Former Karnataka C
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Commending the decision by the party high command to hand the mantle of steering the BJP in Karnataka to BY Vijayendra, the son of Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa, former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the move will boost the rank and file going into next year's Lok Sabha elections.
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"There is policy paralysis in Maharashtra government": Supriya Sule on Mar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hitting out the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, Supriya Sule said, "There is policy paralysis in Maharashtra government...There is no governance in the state."
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Siddaramaiah government is not alive for farmers: Former Karnataka CM Bomm
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Referring to the management of the drought situation by the Siddaramaiah government, Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the current attitude of the Congress government shows that it is not alive to the problems of the farmers.
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“Desperately looking for alliances to stay afloat”: Karnataka minister moc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taking a swipe at the BJP over its alliance with the JD(S) for next year's Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the tie-up came about after its humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections earlier this year.
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"BJP should apologize to Maratha community", says Supriya Sule over lathi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Criticizing the BJP government over police lathi charge on the protesting people for the demand of the Maratha reservation, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Supriya Sule on Friday said that BJP government has cruelly cheated the society and they should apologize to th
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