51 Lingayats’ pick highlights BSY’s hold in state

Apart from Lingayats, the BJP’s first list has strong representation to the Vokkaligas, who are 15% of the state’s population and are dominant in southern parts of the state. The BJP has given tickets to 41 Vokkaliga leaders in a bid to take on the Deve Gowda-led JD (S), considered a party of Vokkaligas