Former CM D Devaraj Urs was a leader who should be remembered by the masses. Urs implemented the Havanur Commission report and provided political reservation for various castes and played a role in social justice. Urs distributed land to the poor and made them land owners. Leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge, Janardhana Poojari, Veerappa Moily grew as leaders under the guidance of Urs. Urs formed commissions headed by Chinappa Reddy, T Venkataswamy to provide reservation for backward class.