CREATE TABLE table_22757733_4 (party VARCHAR, runner_up_a VARCHAR)

which was k. annamalai s party a?
SELECT party AS a FROM table_22757733_4 WHERE runner_up_a = "K. Annamalai"
SELECT "party" AS "a" FROM "table_22757733_4" WHERE "K. Annamalai" = "runner_up_a"