chapter in Sindh where he remained from 1986 to 1988. After quitting the PPP in 1988, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in the same year. In June 1988, he was inducted into the federal caretaker cabinet and was made Federal Minister for Health, Special Education, Social Welfare, Housing and Works where he served until December 1988. In August 1990, Bijarani was inducted into the federal caretaker cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and was appointed Federal Minister for Science and Technology. In October 1990, he was given the additional portfolio of Religious Affairs. He remained at both positions until November 1990. Bijarani was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time as an independent candidate from NA-157 (Jacobabad) in the general election of 1990, obtaining 81,610 votes and defeating a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance. He was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and was made Federal Minister for Railways in November 1990 where he served until September 1991. From September 1991 to April 1993, he served as Federal Minister for Defence Production. Bijarani ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from NA-157 (Jacobabad-II) in the general election of 1993 but was unsuccessful with only 29,684 votes, losing the seat to a candidate of the PPP. Bijarani was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-157 (Jacobabad-II) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) in the general election of 1997, received 41,325 votes and defeated a candidate of the PPP. He remained Federal Minister for Defence Production. He rejoined the PPP in 2001 and was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-209 (Jacobabad) in the general election of 2002. with 52,613 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q). Bijarani was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-209 (Jacobabad) as a candidate of the PPP in the general election of 2008. with 111,578 votes. In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and was made Federal Minister for Education. In December 2009, his ministerial portfolio was changed to Industries and Production. In a cabinet reshuffle in February 2011, he retained ministerial portfolio of Industries and Production where he served until May 2011, after which he remained a member of the federal cabinet without portfolio. In October 2011, he was made