Sankaranarayana began his political entry by joining
Telugu Desam Party in 1995. He became Municipal councillor of
Dharmavaram in 2005. He joined
YSR Congress Party in 2011. In 2014 assembly elections he contested from
Penukonda seat was defeated by
B K Parthasarathi of TDP, with 17,415 margin. But in 2019 elections he was elected as an MLA and got cabinet minister post. He is serving as minister for BC welfare. He is continuing as
Anantapur district YSRCP president since 2012. On 22 July 2020 he has been allotted the Roads and Buildings department in Cabinet reshuffle. In April 2022 he was dropped from Cabinet during reshuffle. Later he was appointed YSRCP
Sri Sathya Sai district chief. == References ==