charge) for Mines and Environment & Forests. 1998-99 : Union Minister of State, Steel and Mines 1999 : Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) 13 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sep 2000: Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers 30 Sep. 2000 -29 Jan 2003: Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting 29 Jan. 2003- 8 Jan 2004: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines 9 Jan. 2004 - May 2004 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests 2004 : Elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term) Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Coal and Mines 5 Aug. 2007 onwards : Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 1 May 2008 : Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term) 2009-2014 : Chief whip in Lok Sabha (BJP) 6 Aug. 2009 : Member, Committe on Public Undertakings 31 Aug. 2009 : Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas 23 Sep. 2009 : Member, Rules Committee 1 May 2010 : Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term) Sept. 2014- May, 2019 : Appointed as Chairman, Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment Governor July,2019 – July, 2021 : Appointed as 18th Governor of Tripura 14 July 2021 - 12th February 2023 : Appointed as 10th Governor of Jharkhand 12th February : Appointed as the 23rd Governor of Maharashtra by the President of India in February 2023 following the resignation of the preceding governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Tenure as governor As the 10th Governor of Jharkhand, Bais had several noticeable tensions with the state government led by Hemant Soren during his tenure. One of the most prominent issues was his failure to disclose the Election Commission's recommendation on Soren's continuation as MLA over a mining case. Bais also criticized the work culture in Jharkhand and flagged law and order as a significant problem. He returned several bills to the state government citing various loopholes, including bills passed by the government under the leadership of Hemant Soren, and the formation of the Tribal Advisory Council. Bais claimed he works according to the Constitution for the betterment of the state and stated that his successor would decide the fate of pending Bills and unfinished issues. References