Siddaramaiah’s ‘All-caste Encompassing Popularity’: Why Lingayats Want to Back Former CM in Varuna

Reported By: Harish Upadhya

Edited By: Oindrila Mukherjee

CNN-News18

Last Updated: April 30, 2023, 09:41 IST

Bengaluru, India

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is up against housing minister V Somanna in Varuna constituency for the assembly elections on May 10. (Image: Siddaramaiah/Twitter/File)

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is up against housing minister V Somanna in Varuna constituency for the assembly elections on May 10. (Image: Siddaramaiah/Twitter/File)

In villages with Lingayat population, several Lingayats openly declared their support for the man from Siddaramanahudi, who is a Kuruba

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Harish Upadhya
Harish Upadhya, Senior Special Correspondent at CNN-News18, reports from Bengaluru. He is fluent in English, Kannada and Hindi. In 2014, he received t...Read More
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first published:April 30, 2023, 09:41 IST
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