Marepalli Sudheer Kumar has been with the party since its inception in 2001, and also took part in the Telangana movement.
BRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao has handpicked Marepalli Sudheer Kumar — a Madiga — for the Warangal (SC) Lok Sabha seat. He originally allotted it to MLA Kadiyam Srihari’s daughter Kavya, who has since joined Congress. Kumar, Hanumakonda Zilla Parishad chairman, has been with the party since its inception in 2001, and also took part in the Telangana movement.