Career
He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election from Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency with 1,02,237 votes.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election from Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency with 1,02,237 votes.
He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the minister for Small scale Industries, Sugar and Endowments and the minister in charge for Haveri District in the Government of Karnataka.