[2] She was one of the founding members of the Congress of the People in September 2006 and was appointed a deputy political leader.

[3] She was elected to the House of Representatives as the member for the electoral district of San Fernando West on 24 May 2010.

[7] On 19 November 2017, Seepersad-Bachan won the leadership elections for the Congress of the People, beating Sharon Ann Gopaul-McNicol, and took over as party leader.

[8][9] She contested the electoral district of St. Augustine in the 2020 general election but lost to Khadijah Ameen.

She then completed six months of legal training, including participating in the first judge-only trial in San Fernando.