He held the portfolios of Law, Justice and Labour in the Union Council of Ministers in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet.

Bindeshwari Dubey was the second of four sons born to a humble farming Kanyakubja Brahmin[1] family in the village of Mahuaon, Bhojpur, Bihar.

[14] For the short period of 28 May – 24 June 1973, Dubey served as Education Minister for the state government headed by Kedar Pandey.

[19][20] The short tenure of Bindeshwari Dubey witnessed the atrocities against the backward caste in Pararia village, in Deogarh district of Bihar.

The contemporary media reports criticised Dubey government on not taking appropriate action on the incident in which backward caste women were raped and humiliated.

[21] Besides corruption which swept every part of Bihar's administration, Dubey government is also accused of patronising political criminals.

[24] Dubey was closely connected with the trade union movement in the coal, steel, engineering, power and sugar industries.