He was the minister of state for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India in office since 7 July 2021 (in Second Modi ministry).

In 2014 Lok Sabha Election, he won with a margin of 105,000 votes which is very high for a small state of Goa.

[8] Naik was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, on 9 November 2014.

[9][10] On 25 March 2016, Naik publicly stated he had access to research which proved that diseases such as cancer could be cured by yoga.

[16][17] He met with an accident on the evening of 11 January 2021 in Ankola, Karwar district, Karnataka, after the driver of the car en route from Yellapur to Gokarna in the state is said to have lost control at the wheel on the ghat section, causing the car to go turtle into a ditch.