At this time Belgaum province, There was no match between the Belgaum other bigger cities and with better infrastructure. In year 1921 , Karnataka was made a separate province status. In 1916 the Bombay provincial conference was held in Belgaum and this was the conference where Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak launched the Home rule league. This session brought a lot of of goodwill for the people of Karnataka and made them fight against the English instead of fighting for caste and religion.
There is a monument in Belgaum which makes us remember the struggle of our freedom fighters ,they still give us the motivation and guidance given by the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi ji.