Hey!
Well, as per my information veerashaiva lingayat comes under the obc-ncl category, but for confirmation kindly go through this pdf link(given below), choose your state and check whether your caste comes under obc category or not.
http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/centralliststateview.aspx
Thankyou
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