He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election representing Indian National Congress.

[4] Earlier, he won the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from the same seat.

[5] Representing Congress, he lost the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election to Neharu Olekar of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 11,304 votes.

He was elected unopposed as the Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in July 2023.

[1] Senior Congress leaders including Deputy Chief Minister D.K.