Amid the continued tussle between senior Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar intensifies for Karnataka CM submit, a brand new declare for the coveted submit has emerged.
The All India Veershaiva Mahasabha, a bunch of Lingayat inhabitants, has written a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, highlighting the truth that 34 of the newly elected Congress MLAs are from influential Lingayat group.
In its letter the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha has mentioned that 46 Lingayats got ticket by the Congress and 34 of emerged victorious.
It is to be famous that a number of key Lingayat leaders are the members of All India Veershaiva Mahasabha. The president of the group is Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, who at 91 is Karnataka’s oldest MLA. Shamanuru Shivashankarappa gained from Davangere South within the just lately concluded Karnataka Assembly election.
“Further more, we wish to bring to your kind notice that our community has played a major role in electing other smaller communities in other 50 constituencies. This shows that the traditional voters of the BJP has shifted its loyalty to Congress party, thereby supporting the Congress party to win 134 constituencies in the state,” the letter provides.
Lingayats account for round 17% of Karnataka’s inhabitants and they’re able to deciding the result of elections in 100 Assembly seats.
All India Veershaiva Mahasabha additionally instructed in its letter that steps have to be taken by the Congress to retain the assist of Lingayats throughout 2024 Lok Sabha that it can be crucial that the Congress retains the assist of the group for the overall election due subsequent yr.
“Considering the above facts, we now urge the Congress party to give a chance/consider (a) Veerashaiva Lingayat community leader for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka state,” the letter states.
