 As a member of the Congress party, Adikesavulu prospered beyond his dreams.People of a certain age will remember that the 1980s and 1990s were the era when the influence of "liquor barons" and their money and muscle power was all-pervasive in Karnataka politics, just like the influence of "mining barons" in recent years.Adikesavulu used every means possible, whether legal or not, to further his business and prospered in extraordinary way.