A.Krishnappa hailed from the Yadava community and has brought a significant wave with the backward classes. Mr. Krishnappa began his political career in the year 1985 when he was elected as MLA. He represented the Varthur Assembly Constituency. Krishnappa stayed with the Congress Party (India) for almost three decades, left the party, and joined the Janata Dal (Secular) in the lay-in to the Assembly elections.