Congress President Rahul Gandhi today met the lingayat seer in karnataka. The BJP-Congress are locked in a war of words ahead of the karnataka elections. Amit Shah meanwhile has rejected Congress' demand in Karnataka for a separate religion tag for Lingayats. Shah said that Lingayats are not a separate religion, and assured Veershaiva seers that there will be no division. Shah has said that this is the commitment of the government.