[4] In 1974, he was elected as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Allahabad South constituency on Bharatiya Kranti Dal ticket.
[7] During Emergency, he was arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and spent 19 months in Lucknow jail.
[3] In 1977, he was elected as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Allahabad South on Janata Party ticket.
[11] In November 1990, he joined revolting section of Janata Dal MPs and formed Chandra Shekhar government.
[4] In 2004 Lok Sabha election, he fought from Allahabad constituency on Congress ticket, but lost to Rewati Raman Singh of Samajwadi Party.