After denying a ticket for the 2023 elections due to his pending citizenship case in the high court, the then chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao appointed him as the advisor to the Government of Telangana on agricultural affairs with a Cabinet rank on 25 August 2023 for a five-year term.
[4] Ramesh began his political career in 2009 when he was elected as an MLA from Vemulawada constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
He returned to India in 2008 and re-applied for the Indian citizenship which was granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
[6] In 2013, Hyderabad High Court annulled Ramesh's candidature to the assembly based on the case filed by his opponent Adi Srinivas, who alleged that Ramesh obtained citizenship by submitting fake documents.
[6] In August 2021, the High Court noted that a by-election would be required if the charges on Ramesh's German citizenship were proven.