Agnihotri was recruited by Captain Amarinder Singh of Indian National Congress himself in 2007 to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Pannuan, but he lost by a margin of 2459 votes against Ranjit Singh Brahampura of Shiromani Akali Dal.

[1] He won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu (Once independent and twice from Shiromani Akali Dal).

In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and defeated the incumbent Harmeet Singh Sandhu of Shiromani Akali Dal by a margin of 14,629 votes.

[4] Agnihotri participated in the agitation against Union Government led by Narendra Modi against newly passed 3 Farms Laws along with other Congress MLAs and MPs at Jantar Mantar New Delhi.

[5] In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Agnihotri was defeated by Kashmir Singh Sohal from the Aam Admi Party.