Reddy joined active politics in 1978 and won the Pulivendula constituency same year and became Minister of State for Rural Development ( 1980 – 82 ) , and later shifted to Excise Minister ( 1982 ) and Education Minister ( 1982 – 83 ) . He continued to retain the same constituency in 1983 and 1985 , even when N. T. Rama Rao swept the power and the party fared badly in the latter , which saw Indira Gandhi making him State president of the party . He even continued the winning streak for Kadapa constituency for four terms in 9th , 10th , 11th , and 12th Lok Sabha . His return to state politics saw him winning 1999 Assembly elections from same Pulivendula constituency during which he served as Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly ( 1999 – 2004 ) , but his subsequent winning in 2004 Assembly elections saw him sworn-in as 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh serving full-term . He won 2009 Assembly elections and continued his tenure as 15th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh , which was abruptly cut short by his death on 2 September 2009
his death
2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy