 Reddy lost an election contest in 1983 as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate.In 1985 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the same party, and in 1989 he became an INC member of the Lok Sabha.He stood again for parliament in 1996,1998 as mp candidate from ongole parliamentary constituency, both times as a Telugu Desam Party candidate.