 He has been Member of Parliament for times and minister for 3 times so far.He started active politics in 1989, as a secretary of Nepali Congress, District Committee, Darchula.Before coming into active polictics, he worked as a teacher in secondary school of Darchula (1977-1979), and as a professor and campus chief for Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj, Banke, Tribhuvan University (1981-1990).