 In 1932, Bästlein became a member of the Prussian Federal State Parliament and his second child was born, a son.Bernhard Bästlein was elected to the Reichstag on 5 March 1933, but this was the election that brought the Nazis to greater power in the government and he was never able to fulfill his duties.After Hitler had consolidated power, the Nazis began to round up their opponents.