The Idiga were categorised as an Other Backwards Class (OBC) in the 1980s, when they constituted around 2.5 per cent of the population in Karnataka. Despite their low numbers, eleven Idiga people were elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly in the 1985 elections, making them the largest single OBC group in the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka.
In the 1980s, the Idiga people were classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC) and made up about 2.5% of the population in Karnataka. Despite their limited numbers, eleven Idiga individuals were elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985, making them the largest OBC group within that assembly.