▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁Minister ▁in ▁Tel ug u ▁Des am ▁Party ▁and ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁govern ments . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁as ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁M LA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Later , ▁when ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao ▁started ▁Tel ug u ▁Des am ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁and ▁won ▁both ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁elections ▁from ▁Pr att ip adu ▁Assembly ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁East ▁God av ari ▁District . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁Ministry ▁in ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao ' s ▁cabinet ▁and ▁started ▁Pra ja ▁Rak sh ana ▁Sam iti . ▁Later , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁N adu ▁Party ▁with ▁K . ▁E . ▁Kr ish nam ur ti ▁and ▁K und uru ▁J ana ▁Red di , ▁who ▁are ▁now ▁with ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁Des am ▁and ▁the ▁Congress , ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁a ▁reception ▁at ▁Pr att ip adu ▁for ▁the ▁late ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi , ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁M LA ▁and ▁also ▁held ▁a ▁Minister ial ▁ber th . ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁M LA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁again ▁from ▁Pr att ip adu ▁constitu ency . ▁He ▁later ▁associated ▁himself ▁with ▁Kap un adu ▁and ▁later ▁with