Keeping this in mind, the CM Basavaraj Bommai-led Karnataka cabinet decided to increase the reservation quota for the both Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each. To increase the quota, the cabinet ...

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As chief ministers, J. H. Patel and Bangarappa were socialists by orientation. Patel established seven new districts, which was a long-pending demand. Bangarappa’s Ashraya’ scheme, meant for the ...

Karnataka's government and Raj Bhavan are set for a showdown over a bill granting 4% reservation for Muslims in government ...

The reservation issue once again took centre stage in Parliament as the BJP and Congress locked horns over Muslim ...

The Karnataka Social Welfare Department has sanctioned Rs 13.91 lakh for Anish Kumar, a 32-year-old Dalit man whose left hand ...

Karnataka Elections: One can gauge the role Vokkaligas play in Karnataka politics from the fact that it has given seven Chief Ministers to Karnataka since independence and a PM. Congress appoints ...

In 1995, the H D Deve Gowda government in Karnataka had given 4 percent reservation ... the 2B category for Muslims and distributed it to Vokkaligas and Lingayats, while Muslims were included ...

The gaps in empirical data on Dalit groups like Adi Dravida, Adi Karnataka and Adi Andhra has hampered Cong govt's bid to ...

Varuna is an assembly constituency in the state of Karnataka, India ... communities residing in the constituency are Lingayats, Vokkaligas, and Dalits. The economy of the region is primarily ...