JD(S) leader and former Chief Minster HD Kumaraswamy has been strident in his attack on alleged corruption to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore in the cash-for-transfers cases.
While Congress is yet to announce whether the next Karnataka Chief Minister will be Siddaramaiah or DK Shivakumar, Dalits, Lingayats, and Muslims are vying for the Deputy CM post.
The All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha said that the community had played a major role in the winning of 50 candidates in addition to the 34 Lingayat candidates who were elected.