New Delhi: 62 candidates have been fielded from the influential Lingayat community, BJP Election managers in Karnataka set to focus on how party has responded to community’s sustained support, pointing out ‘neglect’ by main opposition CongressNo Lingayat leader has been elevated to the chief minister’s chair since Virendra Patil was removed after he was paralyzed in 1990.
BJP’s Lingayat candidates include Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and B.Y. Vijayendrais the younger son of former CM B.S. YeddyurappaSeen as the tallest leader of the community.
Bommai said, “The Congress betrayed the people of Karnataka by removing popularly elected Lingayat leader Virendra Patil from the chief minister’s chair. The party has not produced any Lingayat leader in the last 30 years. Now they are only creating vibrations.” Talking about community to do.” The Congress accused the BJP of “ignoring” the community after former chief minister Jagadish Shettar and a few others joined the opposition after being denied tickets. Bommai said the track record of the Congress has proved that it is an “anti-Lingayat party”.
The saffron party has been highlighting statements by Congress leaders that the government’s recent decision to withdraw the 4% quota for Muslims for the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities will be rolled back.
BJP national general secretary (Karnataka in-charge) Arun Singh said, “If the Congress is concerned about the Lingayat community, I challenge them to declare a leader from this community as their chief ministerial candidate.”
Vijayendra said that the people of Karnataka know who betrayed the Lingayats. “We are confident that not only the Lingayat community but all sections of people will support the BJP,” the party’s state secretary said.
The BJP got its first major political opportunity in the state in 1994 and made Yeddyurappa its legislature party leader. In 1999, another Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar was given the post.
In 2004, the BJP again made BSY its CLP leader in the assembly. In 2006, BJP formed its first coalition government with JDS and Yeddyurappa was made Deputy CM. In 2008, BJP formed the government under the leadership of BSY.
In 2019, Yediyurappa again took over as chief minister and after his resignation in 2021, Bommai, another Lingayat leader, replaced him.
BJP’s Lingayat candidates include Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and B.Y. Vijayendrais the younger son of former CM B.S. YeddyurappaSeen as the tallest leader of the community.
Bommai said, “The Congress betrayed the people of Karnataka by removing popularly elected Lingayat leader Virendra Patil from the chief minister’s chair. The party has not produced any Lingayat leader in the last 30 years. Now they are only creating vibrations.” Talking about community to do.” The Congress accused the BJP of “ignoring” the community after former chief minister Jagadish Shettar and a few others joined the opposition after being denied tickets. Bommai said the track record of the Congress has proved that it is an “anti-Lingayat party”.
The saffron party has been highlighting statements by Congress leaders that the government’s recent decision to withdraw the 4% quota for Muslims for the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities will be rolled back.
BJP national general secretary (Karnataka in-charge) Arun Singh said, “If the Congress is concerned about the Lingayat community, I challenge them to declare a leader from this community as their chief ministerial candidate.”
Vijayendra said that the people of Karnataka know who betrayed the Lingayats. “We are confident that not only the Lingayat community but all sections of people will support the BJP,” the party’s state secretary said.
The BJP got its first major political opportunity in the state in 1994 and made Yeddyurappa its legislature party leader. In 1999, another Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar was given the post.
In 2004, the BJP again made BSY its CLP leader in the assembly. In 2006, BJP formed its first coalition government with JDS and Yeddyurappa was made Deputy CM. In 2008, BJP formed the government under the leadership of BSY.
In 2019, Yediyurappa again took over as chief minister and after his resignation in 2021, Bommai, another Lingayat leader, replaced him.