in 2009, ysr allotted her the party ticket for prathipadu assembly constituency in guntur district from where she won comfortably. after ysr’s death in september 2009, she swore allegiance to y s jagan mohan reddy and resigned from congress when jagan launched ysrcp in march 2011. she again won from the seat on a ysrcp ticket in the by-elections held in may 2012.