[1] He was the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly for a period of one month and a cabinet minister.
He campaigned for Indira Gandhi in Medak district where she was elected as the prime minister of India in the 1980s.
[citation needed] He was first elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly on the Congress party ticket at an age of 26 from the Zaheerabad constituency in Medak District.
From 1989 to 1999 he served as the member of Lok Sabha from Medak constituency for four consecutive terms on Indian National Congress ticket.
In 1999 Reddy lost his seat to Ale Narendra of Bharatiya Janata Party.