Political career:

He started his Political Journey with the Indian National Congress Party(INC). From 1999-2004, he served as the Member of Legislative Assembly of Manthani Constituency, Karimnagar Dist. From 2004-2006, He worked as the Board Member of Thirumala Thirupathi Devasthanams(TTD). From 2004-2009, he was the Member of Legislative Assembly of Manthani Constituency, Karimnagar Dist. From 2004-2012, he served as the President of the District Congress Committee, Karimnagar.

Sridhar Babu is known for carrying out developmental works in the Backward region of Manthani ever since he became a Member of the Legislative Assembly and is believed to be always close to the people of the region. In the 2004 elections, in which the Congress Party gained power, he defeated the TDP candidate, Somarapu Satyanarayana, by a margin of 42,560 votes. From 2004-2009, he was the Government Whip in the 12th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

From 2009-2014, he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manthani Constituency, Karimnagar Dist. From 2009-2010, He worked as Minister for Higher Education and NRI Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 

From 2010-2014, He was appointed as Minister for Civil Supplies, Food & Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology & Legislative Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh. From 2014-2016, Chairman of Cricket Association of Telangana, CAT.

In 2014, He worked as Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Telangana Pradesh Election Committee. He contested as MLA in 2014 and lost the MLA post. In 2016, He was Vice President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2018, He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Manthani, Peddapalli Dist.