Trivedi was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2016–17 period and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament.

[3] Trivedi attended boarding schools in Himachal Pradesh, before graduating in commerce from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.

[3] He dons rings with sapphire, emerald and coral on his right hand to ward off the ill-effects of the mangal griha (planet Mars).

Trivedi shot into prominence when he asked the Supreme Court to make the Vohra Report on the criminalisation of politics in India public.

[12] In the 2009 elections he contested for the Trinamool Congress party and won from Barrackpore to join the lower house in the Parliament.

[11] In 2019 Lok Sabha Election he contested from Barrackpore Loksabha and lost to Arjun SIngh( Former MLA of Vatpara assembly).

After his defeat he was elected to Rajya Sava MP and after few days he quits his relationship with TMCP and joined BJP.

[9] Trivedi believes that the Indian Railways can add 2% to India's GDP[3] and is willing to go against his party's line of not hiking the fares.

This did not go down well with his political party, Trinamool Congress and in particular its head West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Trivedi also expressed his interest to start high speed passenger trains in India with Japanese help[17][18] or French support.

[33] Finally, on 18 March 2012, Trivedi resigned after making a direct phone call to Mamata Banerjee for confirmation of the party position.

[36] On forwarding the resignation to the President with recommendation of acceptance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh praised the budget presented by Trivedi and expressed "regret" on his "departure".