He belongs to the Indian National Congress party, and has been elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Palampur since 2018.

[4] His father is a stalwart of the Congress party who retired as Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

[7] Butail was educated at the Bishop Cotton School, Shimla,[8] and earned his B.Com degree from Symbiosis International University.

In December 2017 he contested his maiden election, defeating PM Narendra Modi’s confidant[10] and BJP Mahila Morcha chief, Indu Goswami to represent Palampur in the 13th HP Vidhan Sabha.

[12][13][14] In December 2022 he was once elected to the HP Vidhan Sabha, defeating BJP State General Secretary Trilok Kapoor.