A member of the BJP between 1995 and 2000 who represented the party in the local taluk panchayat, Ganiga said he had withdrawn from politics long ago.
1995ರಿಂದ 2000ವರೆಗೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯಿಂದ ತಾಲೂಕು ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಗಾಣಿಗ, ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದಿಂದ ರಾಜಕೀಯದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಉಳಿದಿದ್ದರು.