[1] Varma is a former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Pithapuram constituency in East Godavari district as an Independent.
During the 2009 Assembly elections, he entered the fray as an MLA candidate representing the party in Pithapuram.
However, he faced defeat at the hands of Vanga Geetha from the Praja Rajyam Party.
[5][6] In the subsequent 2014 elections, Varma chose to contest as an independent MLA candidate after being denied a ticket by the TDP.
Despite this setback, Varma emerged victorious, defeating YSRCP’s Pendem Dorababu, and securing his first term as an MLA with a 57 percent vote share.