2019 election, he contested again from Atmakur constituency and won as the MLA against his close opponent, Bollineni Krishnaiah of TDP. He declared assets of in the affidavit submitted for the election. In June 2019, he joined the state government's cabinet and was given the portfolio of Industries, Commerce, and Information Technology. In April 2021, his Twitter account was hacked and malicious messages were tweeted. Minister for Industries, Commerce, and IT (2019–2022) Policies and investments During his term as a minister, Reddy was instrumental in framing new policies such as AP Industrial Development Police 2020-23, YSR EMC Kopparthy Electronics policy, Jagannana YSR Kopparthy Mega Industrial Hub Policy 2020 and AP IT Policy 2021-24. According to Reddy, Andhra Pradesh had attracted investments worth from 65 large and mega industries between June 2019 and May 2021 during his term. Following the criticism by the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Reddy took to Twitter and shared the details of the investments. In 2020, Andhra Pradesh retained the top rank in ease of doing business among the Indian states following his initiatives. He invited the Government of Western Australia to explore investment and growth opportunities in the state, while addressing a 2021 virtual summit held with their government officials. He suggested mining, infrastructure, skills development, IT and manufacturing sectors would be the potential areas for collaboration between the two governments. Dubai Expo 2020 In February 2022, Reddy led the Andhra Pradesh government's delegation in his ministerial capacity at Dubai Expo 2020, where the state government had a stall at India's pavilion. He laid a pitch to the attendance projecting Andhra Pradesh as a resourceful and business-friendly state and established it as a destination for businesses. The visit resulted in investment offers worth to the state and memorandum of understandings with several companies with an intent to invest over . Views on IT Reddy envisioned information technology (IT) to empower Andhra Pradesh in becoming an incubation hub and transform the state into a trillion dollar economy. At Dubai Expo 2022, he strived to bring investments into the state in the IT sector. Death Reddy died on 21 February 2022 due to a heart attack in Hyderabad, caused by post COVID-19 complications. Despite resuscitation efforts of conducting CPR for more than 90 minutes at Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills, he could not be revived. In the wake of his death, the makers of the movie Bheemla