[7] In 2018, his son Vikas Kumar was arrested with the possession of liquor along with four of his friends near Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border at Mairwa police station area.

After completing his graduation in Science steam, he worked as lab demonstrator for some time and entered into politics in the year 1980.

[9] In his second term, he was made a minister in charge of health and family welfare in Government of Bihar under Nitish Kumar.

The BJP nominated Om Prakash Yadav, a former parliamentarian from Siwan Lok Sabha constituency to be its candidate.

However, later he was placated by BJP leadership and announced his support to Om Prakash Yadav against Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal.