He was also elected as MPA a number of seven times, serving as Minister of Science and Technology, Revenue and Narcotics Affairs.
[2] He himself designed for his party a saffron flag bearing two ancient logos – Om and Trishool.
[6] He won elections as an Independent candidate for a continuous 53 years – a considerable achievement for a minority Hindu.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, in a message to his family, expressed grief over the death of former federal minister,[8] while President Asif Ali Zardari described him as "one of the fearless political activists who joined the party in the early days of its formation by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and who stood by him through thick and thin".
"[11] He was married to Rani Sahiba Subhadra Kumari, daughter of Rawat Tej Singh of Rawatsar in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan.