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Will Place Proposal Before Centre To Name Bangalore Metro After Basavanna: Karnataka CM

Siddaramaiah announced that the government has agreed to the request seeking the establishment of "Vachana University".

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that he will place a proposal before the Centre to name the Bangalore Metro Rail project, popularly referred to as "Namma Metro", after the 12th century social reformer Basavanna.

The CM was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 'Basava Culture Campaign-2025' organised to mark the anniversary of "Vishwaguru Basavanna" being declared as the "Karnataka Cultural Leader" in the presence of seers and gurus of various Lingayat maths.

"Metro project is by both the state and central government.

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