Bengaluru, April 16 -- A day ahead of the crucial cabinet meeting in Karnataka on Thursday, the caste survey debate has taken the centre-stage, threatening to unsettle the Congress government's delicate social coalition. At the heart of the storm are two of the state's most politically influential communities - the Vokkaligas and the Lingayats. Both have sharply objected to the contents and implications of the leaked socio-economic and educational survey, conducted in 2015 during the previous Congress tenure. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's closed-door meeting with Vokkaliga legislators on Wednesday underscores the strategic calculations within the ruling party. Acknowledged as a prominent Vokkaliga leader, Shivakumar's initiative com...