[5] As a member of the VHP, he was chosen to succeed Wim Udenhout as Prime Minister of Suriname.

[6] During the first term of the New Front government, Radhakishun became a critic of the coalition's power-sharing arrangements.

[9][10] Radhakishun and Wijdenbosch were defeated in the 2000 general elections by the New Front led by Ronald Venetiaan.

Venetiaan accused both Radhakishun and Wijdenbosch of mishandling government funds after the elections.

[citation needed] Radhakishun died on 6 January 2001 in Paramaribo after a prolonged illness.