Kusmaria was elected as MLA for the first time from Hatta Assembly constituency in Damoh in 1977 as Janata Party candidate.
After a stint in the Parliament for five terms from 1991 to 2008, he was elected as MLA for the fourth time but shifted to Pathariya Assembly constituency, also on BJP ticket in 2008, and resigned from the Lok Sabha on 19 December 2008.
[2][3] After an internal survey, Chief Minister Chouhan dropped many non-performing sitting MLAs, including Kusmaria.
[4][5] He was elected as a Member of the Parliament from Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh representing BJP for the first time in 1991.
[citation needed] He joined Indian National Congress on 8 February 2019, but returned to Bharatiya Janata Party on 3 July 2020.