Karnataka: Vokkaligas protest over Gowda's removal as CM - NewsX

Hundreds of Vokkaligas, including lawmakers and cadres across various parties, Monday protested against the move of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to oust D.V.Sadananda Gowda as chief minister, allegedly on caste lines. Heads of social and religious organisations belonging to the Vokkaliga community joined rallies and sit-in demonstrations across Bangalore, Mandya and Mysore, criticising the BJP for playing caste politics and succumbing to the pressures of the rival Lingayat community to replace Gowda with state Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar as its third chief minister in the state.

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