Due to the local traditions of the time, women were not allowed to move out of their houses, hence his mother could not manage their properties and businesses, and a number of them were lost.

The British sent him to Bareilly jail for 15 months including a period of house arrest for participating in the movement[3][4] After Independence, Verma was appointed by the interim government as Member of the Legislative Council from 1948 to 1952 from Hardoi constituency.

[3] In 1957, he decided to fight the elections for Second Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Sandila constituency in Hardoi District for the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) under the leadership of Jayprakash Narayan.

Verma defeated his nearest rival from Indian National Congress (INC) Aiza Rasool by more than 20,000 votes[5][6] During his tenure as MLA from 1957 to 1962, he contributed to the development of the district; his most notable achievement was establishing the Cane Eye Hospital in Hardoi in 1958.

[8][9] During this tenure as MLA from 1962 to 1967, Verma continued his efforts towards the development of the district and established Ram Bajpai Memorial School in 1964 and CSN Degree College in 1965.

[10] In 1967, Chaudhary Charan Singh, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, formed a political party called Bharatiya Kranti Dal and he invited Verma to join it.