<p class="title">Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress will win all three seats in the upcoming Vidhana Sabha to Rajya Sabha elections. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that the cabinet of ministers would meet to decide on the matter of granting separate religion tag to Lingayats on March 14.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Protest is the lifeblood of a democracy and religious heads have the freedom to hold independent opinions," the CM said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">In a reply to a question, the CM clarified that appointment of staff to the Vidhana Sabha is not done by the government. "It is not the government's responsibility," he added.</p>
<p class="title">Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress will win all three seats in the upcoming Vidhana Sabha to Rajya Sabha elections. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that the cabinet of ministers would meet to decide on the matter of granting separate religion tag to Lingayats on March 14.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Protest is the lifeblood of a democracy and religious heads have the freedom to hold independent opinions," the CM said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">In a reply to a question, the CM clarified that appointment of staff to the Vidhana Sabha is not done by the government. "It is not the government's responsibility," he added.</p>
