[8][9] He served as a personal bodyguard to politicians such as Tarun Gogoi, L. K. Advani, Chandrababu Naidu, Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

[11][12][13] In 2011, he faced allegations in connection with the twin murders of Raju Pargai and Amit Arya and was subsequently jailed.

[18] Bisht served as the security officer for Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief minister of Gujarat.

[19] In 2022, he was interviewed by Hussain Zaidi about his life,[20] career and experiences as an intelligence operative for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

[58] [59] He cited his ongoing responsibilities with India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) [60] [61] as the reason for turning down the offer, following discussions with both the show’s official team and his own advisors.

[74][75] Lucky Bisht is a strong and influential individual[76] whose single statement compelled Prime Minister of Nepal K. P. Sharma Oli to call a 16 December 2024 emergency cabinet meeting to save his government.