Prakash Babanna Hukkeri is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from North-West Teachers Constituency. He got elected in June 2022, also he was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (2014-19) representing Chikkodi constituency for Congress Party. He is a State Vice President of the Indian National Congress Karnataka. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the minister for Small scale Industries, Sugar and Endowments and the minister in charge for Haveri District in the Government of Karnataka.