Additionally, in the same election, he ran for a seat in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Constituency PK-66 (Dera Ismail Khan-III) as an independent candidate, but again faced defeat with only 98 votes.

[13][10] His electoral defeat in 2013 elections was attributed to his inability to fulfil promises and deliver progress in his constituency during his previous term.

[21] In the 2024 Pakistani general election, he contested for the seat of the National Assembly from constituency NA-44 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) as a candidate of PPP.

[22][23] After the election, PPP and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) struck a power-sharing deal to establish a coalition government as none of the parties secured a simple majority.

According to the PPP-PML-N agreement, PPP was assured various constitutional and executive positions, such as the presidency, Senate chairmanship, governorships of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, chief ministership of Balochistan, and deputy speakership of the National Assembly.

[24] On 4 May 2024, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Kundi as the 35th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

[26] Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur called Kundi's oath-taking "illegal" and explained why he didn't attend the ceremony.

[28] Shortly after assuming office as governor, on 8 May, Kundi refrained from signing a summary proposed by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to convene an assembly session.

[30] In 2012, a demonstration took place involving hundreds of activists, local leaders, and workers of the PPP from Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts.

The protest was directed against Kundi, with allegations of corruption related to the development funds allocated to Dera Ismail Khan.

Additionally, they claimed that aid intended for flood victims in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank was mishandled by Kundi.

Reports suggested that during Kundi's tenure as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, he allocated the plot to individuals employed as his servants.