[1] He has been elected thrice as a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Datia Vidhansabha constituency, in 1985, 1998 and currently serving as a member of the 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly from the Datia Vidhansabha.
[6][7] Rajendra Bharti a prominent Indian politician, embarked on his political journey as a youth volunteer within the Congress party, during the tenure of his father, Shyam Sundar Shyam, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Additionally, he held the esteemed position of Vice-Chairman of the State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank of Madhya Pradesh from 1998 to 2003.
[10] In 1998, he travelled to Paris, England, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany for research purposes.
[11] He filed a case related to paid news against the former Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra, which resulted in Narottam Mishra being suspended from the legislative body.