Sai Prathap Annayyagari (born 20 September 1944) is an Indian politician from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

. He represented Rajampet in the

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from 1989 until 1999 and again from 2004 until 2014. During his last term, he served as

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for Steel for almost two years and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises for six months in the

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. He opposed the Telangana movement, and submitted his resignation as a member of parliament in October 2013 after the government approved the creation of the new state. However, the resignation was rejected on the grounds that it was given under duress. He was a member of the

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throughout his political career until he joined the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has f ...

in March 2016. However, he resigned and rejoined the Congress in May 2019.

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* 1944 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1989–1991 Telugu politicians People from Kolar Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Telugu Desam Party politicians {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub