][1] He joined the Shiromani Akali Dal party in 2021 following his expulsion from the BJP.
[2] He was first elected as a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar North Constituency in 2007 and then re-elected in 2012.
[6] He was cabinet minister and holding portfolio of Local Bodies, Medical Education & Research.
He lost to Sunil Dutti (Congress) by 14000 votes in 2017 Punjab assembly election.
He was colloquially known as "Vikas Purush" because of his significant development work done in North Amritsar Constituency.