▁English ▁in ▁this ▁building . ▁The ▁conception ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁building ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁palace ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Kr ish nar aja ▁W ode yar ▁IV , ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 3 9 . ▁However , ▁its ▁plans ▁were ▁down - scale d ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁issues , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁not ▁constructed ▁as ▁elabor ately ▁as ▁planned . ▁ ▁After ▁Indian ▁independence , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁considered ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁her itage ▁structure . ▁However , ▁it ▁remained ▁as ▁a ▁possession ▁of ▁S rik anth a ▁Dat ta ▁Nar as im har aja ▁W ode yar , ▁the ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁W ode y ars , ▁who ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁palace ▁hotel . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁labour ▁problems , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁palace ▁was ▁not ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁renov ation ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁palace . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁' IT C ▁welcome ▁group ' ▁would ▁take ▁over ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁hotel . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁S rik ant ad atta ▁Nar as im har aja ▁W ode yar ▁cont ested ▁elections ▁in ▁India ▁for ▁a ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁seat ▁( Member ▁of ▁Parliament ). ▁Raj endra ▁Vil as