Later, nominations of all Marathi-speaking candidates in the Belgaum mayoral poll were rejected and the lone Kannada-speaking nominee was declared elected unopposed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Times Now] Reference

Dr. Khan said the department had suggested to Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri to give preference to Kannada-speaking candidates in the recruitment of teachers for Urdu medium schools.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

11 Jun 2009 by churumuri The Tehelka article by Sudheendra Kulkarni, the Belgaum-born, Kannada-speaking, left-winger turned right-wing ideologue, examining the reasons for the defeat of the BJP in the elections has kicked off a raging debate of the sort the BJP.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference