Lingayat News
Belagavi North MLA Asif Sait has demanded that the post should be given to KPCC Working President Satish Jarkiholi.
The Lingayats make up nearly 17 per cent of the population in Karnataka.
Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of the Murugha Math was arrested after an FIR was registered against a total of five people, including the warden of the monastery's hostel, based on the complaint by an officer of the District Child Protection Unit.
BS Yediyurappa has been appointed to top BJP body
The move came several months ahead of Karnataka polls
The Lingayat leader has vowed to strengthen the party in southern India
Basavaraj Bommai was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka today
Bommai took oath as the 26th Karnataka Chief Minister
Bommai – the new Karnataka Chief Minister, is a staunch Yediyurappa loyalist and has his origins in the Janata Parivar
BS Yediyurappa quit as Karnataka CM on Monday
He has been BJP's main face in Karnataka
BSY is largely credited for building the party from the scratch in Karnataka
BJP is fearing Lingayat community backlash over BS Yediyurappa's exit as Karnataka CM
BJP is expected to pick BS Yediyurappa's successor soon
There are several names that are being considered for the top post
Amid resignation rumours, 30 top Lingayat seers met Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa
The Lingayat community seers have extended their support to Karnataka CM
BJP's central leader Arun Singh will arrive in Karnataka today to meet party MLAs
There is growing dissent among the BJP MLAs against BS Yediyurappa
Lingayat seers have extended their support to CM BS Yediyurappa
They want him to continue as CM for the next 2 years
This comes amid speculation of leadership change in Karnataka
In this segment of Deshhit, watch 'Lingayat Connection' of Siddaganga Mutt.
The seer of Tumakuru-based Siddaganga Math was known as the 'Walking God'.
He was being treated for a lung infection which he developed after undergoing a liver bypass last month.
Led by 103-year-old Shivling Shivacharya Maharaj, the Mahamorcha saw the attendance of several spiritual gurus from the Lingayat community and leaders from several other states.
Amit Shah has rejected the Congress party's demand to make Lingayat a separate religion in Karnataka.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Monday met Shivakumara Swami, head of Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka's Tumkur as part of his two-day Karnataka tour.
The demand for a separate religion tag to Veerashaiva/ Lingayat faiths has surfaced from the numerically strong and politically-influential community.
Congress's decision to recognise Lingayat community as a religion is aimed at preventing Yeddyurappa from winning, alleged BJP leader and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Monday recognised Lingayat as a separate religion.
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