[1][2] He was born in Muchumarri village, Pagidyal mandal in Nandikotkur, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh to Byreddy Seshasayana Reddy and late Srimati Susheelamma.
He was an MLA & Cabinet Minister from Nandikotkur constituency in 1994 and 1999 with Telugu Desam Party.
He quit TDP in September 2012 and formed Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi (RPS).
[5] He has been opposing the bifurcation of the state, and is demanding separate Rayalseema, in case Telangana statehood is granted.
He started ground-level (village level) Bus YATRA program to bring into focus the problems of Rayalaseema from February 2016.