Riding high on a sympathy wave,Sridhar Babu won on the Congress ticket from Manthani in the 1999 elections though his Congress party was relegated to sitting in the opposition.He defeated his nearest Telugu Desam Party Rival C. Rami Reddy by a margin of over 15,000 votes
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The branches of Andhra Maha Sabha were opened at Sircilla, Jagtial, Manthani, Peddapalli, Metpalli, Koratla, Choppadandi, Sultanabad, Huzurabad and several other places in Karimnagar district.