Karnataka carves out separate categories for Veerashaivas, Vokkaligas Subject :Polity Context: With pressure mounting for higher reservation in education and employment from  politically influential Panchamasali (Veerashaiva­ Lingayat subsect) and Vokkaligas, the Karnataka government on Thursday decided to create separate OBC reservation categories. More about news: The Cabinet, which met in Belagavi on Thursday, […]