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Politics

Call made for special Karnataka legislature session on caste survey

Source: The Hindu · 24 Sep 2026, 06:04 UTC
Call made for special Karnataka legislature session on caste survey
Image: The Hindu · original report

A demand has been made for a special session of Karnataka’s legislature to discuss a caste survey. The available report says the survey was submitted to Siddaramaiah one day before he stepped down as chief minister, but provides no further details about the demand or the survey’s findings.

A demand has been made for a special session of the Karnataka legislature to discuss a caste survey, according to the supplied report. The report says the survey was submitted to Siddaramaiah one day before he stepped down as chief minister. The available material does not identify who made the demand, when it was made or whether the Karnataka government has agreed to convene a special session.

It also does not provide details of the survey’s methodology, findings or recommendations. No information is supplied about the political circumstances surrounding Siddaramaiah’s departure, or about how the report might be considered by lawmakers. The central issue described is whether the legislature should hold a dedicated session on the caste survey.

Any decision on such a session, and any debate over the survey itself, remains unreported in the material provided.

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