 Disillusioned by the entire saga, Komireddi returned to legal practice, soon establishing himself as one of the most successful lawyers in Andhra Pradesh.Eventually, he joined the Congress Party, within which he was promoted to various important, although not very powerful, positions at state-level.In 1998, his wife, Jyoti Devi, was chosen by the Congress to contest the by-election in Metpalli, after the seat fell vacant following Vidyasagar Rao's election to the Lok Sabha the same year.