 He was a long time member of CPN UML, the party he "deserted" to join Sanghiya Samajwadi Party but returned soon after, and was again appointed to the party's central committee in 2015.He also chaired the subcommittee for Citizenship Bill development formed under the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of parliament in 2019.He was elected to the parliament in 2017 from CPN UML under the proportional representation system.