▁Sang h . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Bang al ore ▁City ▁Corporation ▁as ▁a ▁J ana ▁Sang h ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁Im prov ement ▁Trust ▁Board ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁B J P ▁State ▁unit ▁general ▁secretary ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁period . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁K arn ata ka ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁from ▁the ▁Bang al ore ▁Gr adu ates ▁Const itu ency ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁re - elect ed ▁ 3 ▁more ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁Small ▁Sav ings , ▁M ining ▁& ▁Ge ology ▁and ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁in ▁the ▁B J P ▁and ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁( Sec ular ) ▁coal ition ▁head ed ▁by ▁H . D . K umar as w amy . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁minister ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁im posed ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁lot tery . ▁In ▁the ▁B J P ▁Government ▁head ed ▁by ▁B . S . ▁Y ed dy ur appa , ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁port folio ▁of ▁Medical ▁Education . ▁He ▁res igned ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁his ▁name ▁figured ▁in ▁a ▁Medical ▁Colleg es ▁rec ruit ment ▁sc am . ▁for ▁which ▁high ▁court ▁gave ▁a ▁clean ▁ch it ▁clear ing ▁all ▁alleg ations .