Career
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. After Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh he is allotted to Telangana state by draw of lots. He was born in Bombay but hails from Kodakandla village in Warangal in Andhra Pradesh in Padmashali community.
He has a master"s degree in Sociology from Osmania University in 1987.
He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in Associated Press, Gandhi Bhavan.
He was General Secretary in APCC. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012. He was handpicked by the Congress President, Sonia Gandhi ji.
