Lakshmi Parvathi became active in politics after her marriage to NTR in 1993. Following NTR's death, she established the
NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) (NTRTDP (LP). She successfully contested from the
Pathapatnam Assembly constituency as an MLA representing NTRTDP (LP) with the support of the
Bharatiya Janata Party. In
1996 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, the party fielded candidates in 42 Lok Sabha constituencies from Andhra Pradesh, securing 3,249,267 votes in the elections but failing to win any seats. In the
1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Parvathi contested from the
Sompeta Assembly constituency and
Eluru Assembly constituency. However, she lost in both constituencies, securing only 1,500 votes in Eluru. Subsequently, Parvathi resigned as the president of NTRTDP (LP) and joined the
YSR Congress Party in 2011. She was appointed as Telugu Academy President during YCP regime. ==Later life==