Karnataka puts Lingayat OBC plan on hold

The Karnataka cabinet on Friday deferred a decision on recommending the inclusion of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after BJP’s not-so-subtle message that the issue should be discussed in the party fora first to study its feasibility.The Karnataka cabinet on Friday deferred a decision on recommending the inclusion of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after BJP’s not-so-subtle message that the issue should be discussed in the party fora first to study its feasibility.