In 2011, along with Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, he started India Against Corruption (IAC) movement and later on became the National Executive Member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

He got involved in activism since 2003 and was part of the drafting of the Maharashtra right To Information along with Anna Hazare and was instrumental in other major structural reforms in the country.

[6] He selected a cluster of 15 villages in drought-prone Parli tehsil in Beed district of Maharashtra and started working on 360°developments including water management, economic growth, education, health, social reform, community building etc.

Some of the works undertaken include ‘Rejuvenation of Paapnashi River & its Tributaries’, improving infrastructure and providing e-learning platforms, computers, sports equipments in the schools, organising regular health camps for villagers, a campaign to abolish liquor, and encouraging farmers to adopt to new methods of farming.

[9] Global Vikas Trust was awarded the "Best Social Enterprise" at the India Leadership Conclave 2016 for providing water during the drought.

In 2018, GVT created 222 crore liters of water storage- by widening the Papnashi river by 70km, adding 164 farm ponds, 62 check dams, and 5kt weirs.

GVT Krishikul seeks to address pressing issues such as poverty, climate crisis, chemical-based agriculture, and cow protection.

In Feb 2018, Gandhi and Shrey Shah authored the book "AAP and Down", which is an in-depth account of the emergence and sudden unspooling of one of India's political party- the Aam Aadmi Party[13][14]