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Karnataka: BSY’s son takes dig at Cong for not offering top posts to Lingayats
BJP MLA and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s son, BY Vijayendra on Friday took a dig at the Congress party for not offering the post of chief minister or deputy chief minister to the Lingayats.

Three key takeaways from the Karnataka results
The Bharatiya Janata Party which had emerged as the single largest party in the 2018 elections has finished 70short of the Congress’s tally this time

Karnataka elections: Tricky contest on cards for Siddaramaiah in his bastion
Of the total electorate of 230,00 in the constituency, around 60,000 voters are Lingayats and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have around 51,000 voters

Congress, BJP eye key Panchamasali votes in Karnataka elections
The Panchamasalis want to be included in the 2A list, where the Banajiga Lingayats are, as it allows them 15% reservation

Karnataka elections: The field is wide open
In the last elections, the BJP fell nine seats short of a majority with 36.43% votes. The Congress cornered 38.6% votes, but won only 78 seats.
