He is an MLA from Porvorim constituency[1] from the North Goa district, Khaunte has previously served as Minister of IT, Revenue, Labour and Employment and Planning and Statistics and Evaluation in the Cabinet of Late Shri Manohar Parrikar.

[6] Rohan has played the role of an active opposition member pulling up the government on several issues such as traffic due to the construction of the third Mandovi bridge,[7] Beach Cleaning Scam,[8] Special status for Coconut Tree,[9] etc.

In 2013, he was selected as one of the 16 Young MLAs from across the country and conferred with the "Adarsh Yuva Award"[12] by the Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation[13] headed by the Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Shri T.N.

In May 2016, he submitted a complaint to the Goa Lokayukta about the multi-crore Beach Cleaning Scam and alleged that the tourism minister has received kickbacks in awarding the contracts.

Owing to his track record as an administrator, the then CM Manohar Parrikar had confidence in Khaunte's ability to boost entrepreneurship, streamline revenue and generate employment for the State.

Khaunte also took initiatives such as door-to-door garbage collection and segregation, several street cleaning programs for Porvorkars, and several beautification projects in Porvorim such as the recently launched grand Art Park.

[33] Rohan Khaunte has contributed to social causes across the State of Goa from organizing multiple health camps, to donating smartphones[34] to children from underprivileged backgrounds during lockdown to access online classes.