He was a former 3 times cabinet minister of Himachal Pradesh and a member of the Indian National Congress.

[1] J.B.L Khachi was born on 5 May 1927 at Ghumana village of Kumharsain tehsil in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh.

He contested his first two elections of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1967 and 1972 as Independent candidate and in both he won.

[5] J.B.L Khachi and Thakur Sen Negi founded Himachal Pradesh Lok Raj Party (LRP) in 1967.

He had also given speech in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.