He represents Indian National Congress and won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.
[1] Udaya is born in Kadalur, near Maddur to late Madaiah.
[2] He is a billionaire businessman and ran businesses in India and abroad, including in Sri Lanka.
Then, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party but later joined Congress.
[7] He remains a close associate of former minister CP Yogishwar of the BJP.