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BJP, Congress eye Lingayat votes ahead of Karnataka elections

After Congress's Lingayat minority tag and Rahul Gandhi's whirlwind tour of temples, BJP chief Amit Shah lands in Karnataka today ahead of Assembly elections scheduled May this year.

Lingayat community constitutes 17 per cent of voters in Karnataka.

Will Lingayats dump BJP for Congress or will Congress's religion card backfire?

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TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.