He won with 88,092 votes in Assembly Election in Krishna district by a margin of 21,571 compared to his political rival Ram Prasad Uppala of YSR Congress Party.[3] He also won in 2024 Assembly elections in Eluru district by a margin of 45, 273 compared to his political rival DNR. He was the Health minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2014 - March 2018. In his tenure he carried out many reforms in Health Ministry.