[4] In the year 2013, Mr. Altaf was appointed as the State President of JDS Minority Wing.
[6] In the year 2018 Karnataka Pradesh Janata Dal Secular and Congress Party pacted a post-poll alliance andformed the Government.
In 2019, Mr. Altaf held active role in negotiations with Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee to fight the 2019 Indian general election jointly.
[9] Mr. Altaf actively engaged with Business Community to bring in FDI into Karnataka.
[10] He resigned in August 2019, after H. D. Kumaraswamy government lost majority in Karnataka.