Positions Held
- Elected twice as President, Osmania Students Union, Osmania University
- 1965-71 President AP Youth Congress
- 1969-72 General Secretary,Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
- 1969-84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)
- 1979-88 Member, National Executive, Janta Party
- 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
- 1985-88 General Secretary, Janta Party
- 1990-96 97-98 Member Rajya Sabha
- July 1991-June 1992 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
- 1997-98 Union Cabinet Minister ( I & B)
- 1998 Reelected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1998-99 Member, Committee Of Finance,Consulative Committee Ministry of Finance
- 1999 Re elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1999-2000 Chairman Committee of Privileges,Member Committee of Finance,Joint Committee of Patents
- 2000-2004 Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power
- 2004 Re elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- May 2004-Nov 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Information & Broadcasting
- Nov 2005 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development.
- Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
- Jan 2006 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development,Vice President Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation Management
- 2009 Re elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
- May 2009-Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
- Jan2011-Oct 2012 Union Cabinet Minister,Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Oct2012- Present Union Cabinet Minister, Science and Technology, Earth Sciences.
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