He represented the Lohardaga constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.

He resigned the service in 2004 to contest the general election and won on Congress ticket.

[4] He also served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs in Government of India headed by Manmohan Singh.

[8] The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at premises linked to his son in alleged liquor scam in August 2023.

The Congress leaders denied the allegations and slammed the BJP government for the searches.