Shifting focus to battleground Karnataka, where the war for the 14% Lingayat vote bank is getting fiercer by the day. The Congress and the BJP are pulling out all the stops to secure the majority votes in the state. With the induction of Lingayat strongmen like Laxman Savadi and Jagadish Shettar, the Congress seems to have the upper hand, they say. If history is anything to go by, then the BJP has been the party that has been most heavily favoured by the Lingayat community. Today the two rival parties pulled out all the stops to vow the Lingayat community while B.Y. Vijayendra visited the Suttur Mutt and met the chief pontiff there. Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar visited the Lingayat power hub. Keep an eye on Times Now for the latest developments. #karnataka #assemblyelections2023 #bhartiyajantaparty #byvijayendra #lingayatcommunity #congress #dkshivakumar #timesnow #englishnews #latestnews #politics Times Now - Times Now News channel examines news with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the latest news and breaking news of the day. Times Network houses upscale television channels. Times Network takes the lead with its ground-breaking innovation and disruption of a new content category. The Times Network channels, which have a global footprint in 100 countries, inform, entertain, and engage viewers of all ages with fascinating and intriguing content, news, and information. Subscribe to our channel - https://bit.ly/SubscribeToTimesNow Check out our website: https://www.timesnownews.com Times Now News App : https://bit.ly/3AD5qqN Connect with us on our social media handles: Facebook: / timesnow Twitter: / timesnow Instagram: / timesnow Subscribe to our other network channels: Times Now Navbharat: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToTNNavbharat Zoom: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToZoom Mirror Now: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToMirrorNow ET Now: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToETNow TN+: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToTNPlus Pushed via Slike