Rana has previously served as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Uttar Pradesh Government and currently holds the position of a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath led Government and holds the portfolios of sugarcane development and sugarcane mills.
In November 2015 a bailable warrant was issued against Rana for violating prohibitory orders and instigating communal tension during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
According to NDTV, Rana was charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code sections 188 (violating prohibitory orders), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty) and 341 (wrongful restraint).It is alleged that [he] participated in a Nadala Mador panchayat meeting and violated prohibitory orders and incited violence through [his] speeches on August 30, 2013.
[3] On 30 January 2017, a case was filed against Rana for hate speech after claiming that he would impose a curfew on Kairana, Deoband, and Moradabad if he won in the upcoming 2017 Assembly elections.
[4] The next day, another case was filed against him for violating electoral conduct after laying down a foundation stone with his name on it on a newly built road in Goherpur village in Shamli district.