Part of Hinduism should not be accepted as Lingayat community, big demand has been made before caste survey in Karnataka
A new case has come to light on Sunday (September 7, 2025) regarding the socio-economic survey to be held in Karnataka. The Apex Body of Lingayats has asked members of the influential community of Karnataka to reveal themselves as Veerashaiva-Lingayat in the upcoming socio-economic survey. This is because people of this community politically influential are demanding recognition from Hindus as a different religion.
The official letter in this regard has come out a few weeks before the caste calculation process starting from 22 September. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is going to start this survey in the state on the instructions of AICC, including Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. Apart from this, a target has been set to complete this three months after the start of this survey process.
BJP’s Hindu vote bank may hover in danger
If the people of the Lingayat community accept the call made by their apex institution, then it will make a large number of different numbers from the main Hindu vote bank of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Lingayat community population claims to be 11 percent in the state
The All India Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha has made this call for the Lingayat community after the reports came to light, according to which the number of their communities in Karnataka was 11 percent in the state’s total population in the last survey conducted in the state, this figure is much lower than the state’s 18 percent SC population and 13 percent of the population of Muslims.
Lingayat community leaders objected to data
However, leaders of the Lingayat community have often claimed 17 percent stake in the total population of the state. Leaders of Lingayat community from North Karnataka, MB Patil and Lakshmi Habelkar, had openly disagreed on the population figures being claimed based on estimates. He emphasized that the population of the community is much more of the data mentioned in the report.
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