HUBBALLI: Ahead of the elections to the Karnataka assembly in 2018, the movement demanding the recognition of the Lingayat sect as a separate religion gained momentum, leaving opinion across the political spectrum considerably polarised.
However, four years since the agitation petered out, the issue has not returned to the limelight in the state. Furthermore, with chairman of the Karnataka legislative council Basavaraj Horatti, who was one of the leading figures in the movement, set to join the BJP soon, the agitation is expected to be thrust further into the margins of the political landscape.
