He rallied the support of other local rulers like Mundaragi Bhimaraya, Surpur Venkatappa Nayakaand to lead an insurrection.
On learning that he had accumulated a large amount of artillery and ammunition in his fort, the British asked him to deposit them in Dharwad.
Baba Saheb feigned cooperation and sent the weapons towards Dharwad, but at the same time secretly organised an attack on the convoy and brought them back to Nargund.
Baba Saheb and his army of 2,500 fought bravely, but several men from his camp betrayed him and joined the British and he was defeated.
[5] Bhaskar Rao Bhave was depicted in the Kannada language television serial 'Nargund Baba Saheb'.