Karnataka Recruitment Drive Angers Dalit Left Communities
3 UPDATES · 5 DAYS · 27 FEB 2026 — 3 MAR 2026
Latest · 3 Mar 2026
Following pressure from Dalit Left community leaders, the Karnataka Cabinet is preparing to revisit the internal reservation issue for 56,432 recruitment posts.
What this timeline covers
This event covers the Karnataka government's decision to revert to 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes and the subsequent reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments, including the opposition from Dalit rights communities and the Governor's approval of a bill for sub-classification of Dalit groups. It excludes other actions by the Karnataka government, Dalit rights communities, and the Governor unless they are directly related to and are developments of this specific reservation issue.
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