POLITICAL STATUS OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN BELGAVI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE

Belgavi city is known as the kundanagri, sugar bowl of Karnataka, sugar district. Belgavi is one among the fastest growing cities of Karnataka. The Nayak community more popular throughout the history Maharshi Valmiki, Bedar Kannappa, Eklavya, Guha, Shabri , Gandugali Kumar Rama, Veera Madakari Nayak, Sindhoor Laxman and many others belonged to the Nayak community. Political participation is a process of a group people .Before 1990 in this district political participation and development is very slow but at present time this district tribes has lot of political awareness and they are developing. Reservation is great opportunity for scheduled tribes it is help to them uplift and develop them political condition, economic condition and social condition. Tribes they are participating in political activities