Shakil aamir was announced as the first Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA Candidate for the 2014 Indian general election from Bodhan. Shakil Aamir won with a majority of around 15,833 votes over Sudarshan Reddy of Indian National Congress and the party went on to form its first Government by winning 63 of the 119 seats under the leadership of Chief Minister of Telangana Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Garu.
He was a part of the five-member delegation to Singapore and Malaysia the first ever foreign visit of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana Shri Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Garu, Telangana Finance Minister Etela Rajender and few other MLAs. He also visited Kerala State, Tiruvanantpuram Mandal to study the organisational structure of ISO-certified gram panchayats with K. T. Rama Rao. He has also taken an active part with the party leaders in Delhi during the Parliament Sessions of the introduction of the Telangana.
He is a well-known speaker on behalf of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and has attended numerous debates and live discussions on almost every popular news channel to speak on behalf of the Telangana Government.