On March 7, 2019, former Prime Minister Sri H D Deve Gowda and the current chief minister of Karnataka Sri H D Kumaraswamy had Darshan of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam and Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam along with their family members at Gurunivas, Narasimhavanam, Sringeri. After obtaining blessings from the Ubhaya Jagadgurus, they also had Darshan at the Sannidhi of Sri Sharadamba and Torana Ganapati before their departure from Sringeri.

On March 18th, chief minister Sri H D Kumaraswamy again visited Sringeri with his family and offered Puja at Sri Sharadamba and Torana Ganapati temples. Later, they also had Darshan of the Ubhaya Jagadgurus at Gurunivas, Narasimhavanam.