[1] A member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), he was a parliamentarian from March 1967 to December 1970.
In the elections for the Chandigarh (Lok Sabha constituency) held in March 1967, Goyal bagged 23,393 votes and overcame Amar Nath Vidyalankar of the Congress who had 11,323 votes.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Satya Pal Jain began his career as an apprentice under Srichand Goyal.
[5] Goyal also served as President of the District Bar Association, Sangrur.
The auditorium of the BJP Headquarters in Sector 33, Chandigarh is named after Chand Goyal.