| Positions/Posts/ Assignments held: | - 1968:Started as RSS Pracharak
- 1974:RSS Vibhag Pracharak
- 1975:Joint Convenor – Loka Sangharsh Samithi (during Emergency Period)
- 1976–77:Arrested under MISA during Emergency
- 1978:Joint Secretary for Cyclone Relief Committee – AP (RSS), Taken up Rehabilitation and Housing for Cyclone Victims in Diwiseema AP
- 1979:Pramukh–Seva Bharathi AP
- 1980:Joined BJP and posted as Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Andhra Pradesh
- 1981-89:General-Secretary, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh
- 1991:Elected to 10th Lok Sabha,Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Committee on Welfare of SCs, STs and Minorities
- 1996-98:President, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh
- 1998:Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1998-99:Union Minister of State, Urban Development
- 1999:Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 13 Oct. 1999- 13 June 2000: Union Minister of State, Urban Development
- 14 June 2000- 30 June 2002: Union Minister of State, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
- 1 July 2002-7 Sept 2003:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways
- 8 Sept. 2003-May 2004: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
- 2004-2006:National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- 2006–2009:President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Andhra Pradesh
- 2009–2013:National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- 2013-2014:National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member, National Manifesto Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- May,2014:Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term) Member, Standing Committee on Railways
- 1 Sep 2014-9 Nov 2014: Member, Standing Committee on Railways
- 12 Sep. 2014-9 Nov 2014: Chairperson,Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBC)
- 15 Sep. 2014-9 Nov 2014: Member, Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behavior of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha
- 9 Nov 2014-1 Sept. 2017: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment
- 1 Sept 2017: Member, Standing Committee on Finance
- 19 December 2018: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
- 11th September,2019 – 14th July 2021: Governor of Himachal Pradesh
- 15th July,2021: Assumed the office of the Governor of Haryana
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| Social And Culural Activites | Slum development, especially through house building and supply of potable water; President, Samsakara Bharathi Cultural Organisation, Andhra Pradesh; Founder, Siva Bharathi Slum Development Organisation, 1979; served the victims of cyclones and natural calamities; organised social and cultural activities through voluntary organisations; interested in mythological songs |
