[1] Bhandari unsuccessfully ran in the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives election in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, placing a distant second to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski in the Democratic primary.

Bhandari was born in Thapathana, Nepal,[2] on October 1, 1977,[3] to father Ammar Bahadur and mother Kanti Kumari.

[10][11] Bhandari was sworn in on copies of Bhagavad Gita and Vedas[12] on January 9, 2019, and has served as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure.

[15] The Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee voted unanimously to elect Carl W. Jackson to Klausmeier's seat on January 28, 2025.

[18] He was defeated in the Democratic primary election, placing second behind Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski with 8.5 percent of the vote.

[20] During the 2020 legislative session, Bhandari voted against a bill requiring background checks for shotgun and rifle sales.

[24] He also introduced bills to create a task force on reducing emergency department wait times during that year's legislative session.

The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore, making Maryland the first U.S. state to recognize the festival.