[2][4] His father G. Rama Rao, former Minister for Tribal Welfare, was incumbent legislator of Boath at the time.
[5] Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, he left the TDP and joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) instead.
[14] After joining TRS he was listed as the candidate of the party in the Boath Legislative Assembly seat.
[15] On 8 April 2014, he was declared as the TRS candidate for the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat.
Godam Nagesh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 March 2024 in the presence of party's General Secretary and Telangana state incharge Tarun Chugh in New Delhi ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.