There have been demands to revise the reservation for the Panchamasali Lingayat, Kuruba, and Valmiki communities. While the Panchamasali sect are asking for Category 2A status, the Kurubas are agitating for the Scheduled Tribe tag. The Valmiki community too has been demanding that the reservation for ST be hiked from 3 per cent to 7.5 per cent. Pontiffs of these politically influential communities are leading the agitation, pushing the Yediyurappa-led government to a difficult spot. Kudalasangama Panchamasali Mutt pontiff Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, who is spearheading the Category 2A stir, is leading a padayatra to Bengaluru to press for their demand. Yediyurappa recently ordered the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes to prepare a report on including the Panchamasali sub-sect under Category 2A.