The Latest Breaking News from Mahasabha

Lok Sabha polls | Thanks to thin margin of victories, parties in Kerala too now try to woo Lingayat voters

Veerashaiva-Lingayats community in Karnataka expanding political influence to Kerala ahead of Lok Sabha elections, attracting party attention.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Parties accused of discriminating against Dalit politicians in ticket allocation

Dalit Maha Sabha in Mysuru accuses Congress and BJP of discriminating against Dalit leaders in ticket distribution.

The Hindu · Mar 22, 2024

Sudugadu Siddha Mahasabha demands security for its people

The nomadic Sudugadu Siddha community seeks protection and basic needs after being harassed and assaulted by upper caste people.

The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024

Veerashaiva Mahasabha urges Karnataka government to undertake a fresh and ‘scientific’ caste census

Mahasabha urges Karnataka govt. to conduct fresh, "scientific" caste census based on facts.

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

100th birthday celebrations of veteran leader Bheemanna Khandre on December 2

Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha and Bidar Shanti Vardhak Education Society will be celebrating 100th birthday of former Minister and former president of Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha Bheemanna Khandre, at Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology in Bhalki in Bidar district on December 2.

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

After Vokkaligara Sangha, Veerashaiva Mahasabha too demands redoing caste census

Shortly after Vokkaligara Sangha, the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha has also taken objection to the Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly called caste census, and demanded that the State government not accept its report. The Veerashaiva body has demanded that the entire exercise be redone.

The Hindu · Nov 9, 2023

Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha condemns Centre’s move

BelagaviJagatika Lingayat Mahasabha condemns Union govt's move to return proposal for religion status. Mahasabha urges State govt to resend proposal with necessary changes. Mahasabha to organise several events in coming months, incl. all-India women's meet & youth conference. Central committee meeting held in Belagavi. Mahasabha to elect new governing body…

The Hindu · Oct 29, 2023

Rename Hubballi Airport after Basaveshwara, says Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha

BelagaviJagatika Lingayat Mahasabha members unanimously passed a resolution to rename Hubballi Airport after 12th century reformer saint Sri Basaveshwara. They also sought renaming of a metro station in Bengaluru, re-installing his statue at Basaveshwara Park in Hubballi and strict action against those who sent threatening letters to Sri Nijagunanda Swami.…

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

Shivashankarappa’s statement sets off murmurs over postings to Veerashaiva-Lingayats

Are Congress Ministers and MLAs divided over providing prominent postings to officials belonging to Lingayat-Veerashaiva community in the government? Speculation around this question has been set off after veteran Congress leader and All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president Shamanur Shivashankarappa claimed at a function in Bengaluru that civil servants belonging to…

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2023

‘Extortion, personal rivalry’: What motivated a cow slaughter ‘conspiracy’ in Agra

On the intervening night of Ashtami and Navami, the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra traced a calf’s body near a garbage dump after receiving a tip from the Hindu Mahasabha about alleged cow slaughter. An FIR was filed on a complaint from Hindu Mahasabha mandal president Jitendra Kushwaha, and the…

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2023