The leaders spoke to the media after attending a meeting of Vokkaliga community leaders in Bengaluru, chaired by Adichunchanagiri mutt seer Nirmalanandanatha Swami. Union Minister Karandlaje said, “The meeting has decided that the caste census cannot be completed in 15 days, especially since the state will be celebrating the Navratri festival. The caste census cannot be completed within 15 days. All sub-castes of the Vokkaliga community should declare in the census that their religion is Hindu and caste is Vokkaliga. We do not want an unscientific caste survey; it mustbe conducted scientifically.