[2] Gopal unsuccessfully contested Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliament) constituency Dinajpur-1 in 1991 under the National Democratic Party banner, in June 1996 as the Jatiya Party candidate, and in 2001 as the Islami Oikya Jote candidate.
[3] He ran as an independent in the December 2005 by-election for Dinajpur-1, and was elected member of parliament with a majority of 62,401 votes.
[4] Representing the Bangladesh Awami League, he was re-elected to the seat in the 2008 and 2014 general elections.
[5][6] In September 2017, Gopal was sued by an Awami League activists for renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman College to MS Gopal Model College.
[7] In September 2018, Awami League activists declared Gopal unwanted in Dinajpur District in a rally.