He is an MLA from Bhoa Assembly constituency representing the Aam Aadmi Party.
He passed matriculation in 2007 from Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, and later discontinued his studies.
He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
[8] As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry Kataruchak was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government:[9] On 28 April 2023, a controversy surrounded Lal Chand Kataruchak when Congress sitting MLA from Bholath constituency Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a press conference at Jalandhar, accused him of allegedly appointing his son and other two relatives including son of his sister-in-law as personal staff.
Lal Chand has denied these allegations while drawing flak from all opposition parties including BJP.