 Elected to Parliament in 1977 as a candidate of the Janata Party, Reddy was unanimously elected Speaker of the Sixth Lok Sabha and three months later was elected unopposed as President of India.As president, Reddy worked with Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi.Reddy was succeeded by Giani Zail Singh in 1982 and he retired to his farm in Anantapur.