At age 27, appointed as United National Party (UNP) electoral organizer for Badulla District; 2005, won the highest amount of votes in the Uva Province Council Election; 2010, elected as Member of Parliament for Badulla District; 2014, resigned to contest as candidate for Chief Minister of Uva Province; 2015, played critical role in defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Election. August 2015, elected to parliament gaining the highest votes in the Badulla District. Shortly thereafter, appointed as Cabinet Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure.