He contested from Athani as a Janata Party candidate and was defeated by Pawar Desai Sidharaj of Indian National Congress in 1983.
He contested from Kagwad in 1999 as an Independent candidate and was defeated by Pasagouda Urf Popat Appagoda Patil of Indian National Congress.
[6] He was defeated by Shrimant Patil of Indian National Congress in 2018 Assembly Elections.
Meanwhile Shrimant Patil resigned and contested again in 2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-elections on BJP ticket.
Raju Kage had joined Indian National Congress[7] and was defeated by Shrimant Patil who contested from Bharatiya Janata Party.