In the first four Assembly elections, the seat, then known as Hubballi Rural Assembly Constituency, was won by the Congress and it was in 1978 that SR Bommai of Janata Party wrested power from the Congress.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/hubbali-dharwad-central-assembly-election-2023-jagadish-shettar-squares-off-against-mahesh-tenginakai-in-prestige-battle/3081530/

The senior most BJP and Lingayat leader from North Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar, quit the saffron party after being denied a ticket from Hubballi Dharwad Central, which he won successively for six times from 1994 as the party’s candidate.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/hubbali-dharwad-central-assembly-election-2023-jagadish-shettar-squares-off-against-mahesh-tenginakai-in-prestige-battle/3081530/

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurating the new sports complex built to mark the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology in Hubballi on January 28, 2023.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/think-new-and-take-india-to-new-heights-amit-shah-tells-students/article66442998.ece

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Hubballi on Monday evening and will hold a meeting with district office bearers and presidents of mandals.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/ktaka-polls-modi-yogi-to-arrive-in-belagavi-on-april-29/

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi taking part in a Mann Ki Bath programme in Byahatti village of Hubballi taluk on Sunday.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/congress-is-in-confusion-over-attending-ram-mandir-inauguration-says-pralhad-joshi/article67693458.ece