Former TDP president for Telangana state and currently TRS MA L Ramana has notched up a unique record of sorts. He is now perhaps the only politician who has become both an MLA, MLC and an MP. There is no leader from Karimnagar to have achieved this feat.
He was a two-time MP. Earlier, he was an MLA from Kaarimnagar and served as a minister in two terms. Now he has been elected as the local body constituency MLC. Thus he has become one of the rarest politicians who became an MLA, MP and an MLC.
Ramana was an MLA from Jagityal. He has a traditional rivalry with Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy. While Jeevan Reddy had won from Jagityal four times, Ramana won twice. In one of the two terms, he also officiated as a minister. Post 2014 and post the bifurcation of AP as Telangana and Andhra, Ramana was made the president of the Telangana unit of the TDP.
However, not much could be achieved during his stint as the TDP chief. But, Ramana remained steadfast with the TDP. Though several big names such as Devender Goud, Revanth Reddy, Talasani and others joined the TRS, he stood by the TDP. But, nowow he has switched over to the ruling TRS and was nominated for the MLC seat.
Interestingly both the traditional rivals of Jagityal are now in the state legislature. Both Ramana and Jeevan Reddy are MLC. This has happened for the first time, sources say.