The Latest Breaking News from Vokkaliga

With votes in EVMs for 14 out of 18 constituencies, focus now shifts to North Karnataka for May 7 polls

Bengaluru's political battleground shifts to North and Central Karnataka regions with high-profile contests and caste dynamics influencing the elections.

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2024

Robust turnout in Vokkaliga heartland of Mandya

Mandya election results to be announced on June 4 after high voter turnout and peaceful polling process.

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2024

BJP has pitched ‘outsiders’ in Bengaluru North since 2004, and they have won

After the constituency was re-drawn in 2008, it came to be known as a Vokkaliga stronghold. Since then, the BJP has nominated Vokkaliga candidates. 

The Hindu · Apr 20, 2024

Vote of Vokkaligas is the most keenly watched factor in 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections

The ruling BJP seems to be on the edge with its traditional Lingayat vote base amid a turmoil of sorts in the Mumbai-Karnataka region.

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

Will BJP use Yogi’s visit to Mandya to woo Vokkaligas?

U.P. CM is scheduled to visit the Vokkaliga heartland on October 16 to participate in Kumbha Mela

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022

Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan's 'Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas' comment stirs controversy in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Karnataka Congress leader and MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan's remarks about Muslims outnumbering Vokkaligas in the state has stirred a controversy.

The Times of India · Jul 25, 2022

Power tussle in Congress spills over to Vokkaliga turf

Party damage control mode as Adichunchanagiri seer takes exception to Zameer’s statement

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2022

Karnataka: BJP plots strategy to beat rivals in Vokkaliga belt

BENGALURU: Traditionally seen as the stronghold of Congress and JD(S), a triangular fight appears in the offing in Old Mysuru region as the BJP is determined to make inroads in the Vokkaliga belt in next year’s assembly elections.

The Times of India · Apr 26, 2022

Vokkaliga community will not desert JD(S): HDK

Former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Vokkaliga community will not desert the party during the lifetime of party patriarch and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda.

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022

Mekedatu padayatra: Will KPCC president DK Shivakumar emerge Vokkaliga strongman?

BENGALURU: The fight for political dominance in the Vokkaliga heartland of Old Mysuru region has begun in earnest following KPCC president DK Shivakumar’s recent padayatra seeking the implementation of Mekedatu project across Cauvery, the lifeline of south Karnataka.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022