With 12 acres of farmland, his efforts to bring borewell water from 4–5 kilometers (2.5–3.1 miles) away won accolades from the farming community.
Recognizing his efforts in resurrecting the bank, the Karnataka government, led by then-CM HD Kumaraswamy, honored him with the Sahakara Ratna award.
[4] He was elected as an MLC in 2010 by contesting from local bodies on a BJP ticket and emerged victorious with the highest margin of 400 votes in total.
[citation needed] When he took over as President of the Karnataka State Cooperative Marketing Federation in 2011, the institution was facing bankruptcy and owed Rs.
[citation needed] At his own expense, Halappa Achar has rejuvenated lakes such as Karamudi, Mandalagiri, Mandalamari, Linganabandi, and various others in his constituency.
[citation needed] In the 2018 election, he defeated former Congress minister Basavaraj Rayareddy by 13,000 votes, marking his debut appearance in the Assembly.
As Minister for Women and Child welfare, he worked closely with researchers at the Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health to implement the End Malnutrition Initiative in his constituency.