[1][2] He also served as the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar.

His daughter Shambhavi is married to son of former Indian Police Service officer Kishor Kunal.

[7] His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas.

In 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Barbigha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an Indian National Congress candidate.

[11][12] In 2018, he left Indian National Congress and joined Janta Dal United.