He was the only "Bada Hakim" (a powerful district governor position instituted during the Rana rule in Nepal) from the Magar community.

The House was dissolved by King Mahendra, but he was later nominated to the National Panchayat and made an Assistant Minister.

Burathoki won successive elections and served as the first Defense Minister of Nepal for nearly a decade, during King Mahendra's reign.

[12] Besides, during this visit he made courtesy calls on the Indian President S. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on November 6, 1966.

[13] In Kathmandu, as Defence Minister, Burathoki likewise received courtesy calls, visits, and invitations to events in the city from ministers and diplomatic officers from several countries, including China, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

[14][15][16] As Minister, at certain points of time, he also held the portfolios of Forest, Agriculture, Food, Industry and Commerce.