During his membership of the 11th Lok Sabha (1996–1998), he was appointed the Whip of the Bhartiya Janta Party for all the states of Northern India, in Incharge of Punjab Affairs in Lok Sabha, and was also appointed as Convener of Legal Committee of the BJP Parliamentary Party. He also remained a member of the Consultative and Parliamentary Standing Committees of Ministry of Home Affairs and The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha. He was also elected to the Institute Body of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, by the Lok Sabha.