He has been connected with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from his early political life.

[7] Being influenced by the ideology of Shyama Prasad Mukharjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya, Sethi's first political exposure was: a member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

During the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party in India by the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L. K. Adwani, Sethi stood in Bhadrak parliamentary constituency at the age of 30 from BJP.

[8] During his first time membership, he could participate in the discussion in Karnataka State Assembly Estimate Committee on behalf of Odisha.

In 2004 Sethi again appeared as an MLA candidate from BJP and BJD united alliance;[9] but he lost the battle by a mere margin of votes in same.

[10] Being the chairperson of the Corporation he threw his attempts to boost cashew plantation program in Odisha abruptly and laid the paper before Goa Convention regarding this.

Regardless of the defeats, by virtue of his oratorical and organizational skills, he became the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in eastern part of Odisha.

Sethi also put faith in the working style and strong political will power of Dharmendra Pradhan for the development of Eastern India as well as Odisha.

He wrote two poem collections named Nirmaya Aakash Tale and Niswa Matira Swara.