Veerashaiva-Lingayat forum demands Dy CM post for Khandre, ministerial berth for Sangameshwara
The Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha is lobbying the Congress party to appoint Eshwar Khandre as Deputy Chief Minister. Simultaneously, other groups are protesting to demand ministerial positions for their own preferred candidates.
Why it matters
Reflects the complex caste-based political lobbying and internal power dynamics within the Karnataka state government.
The Shivamogga district unit of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha has demanded that the Congress party appoint Eshwar Khandre, State president of the Mahasabha, as Deputy Chief Minister and offer a ministerial berth to B.K. Sangameshwara of Bhadravathi.
The article reports on the demands of multiple interest groups neutrally without favoring one faction.
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