 Soon after he became the member of Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) and contested 1997 state election from Dhariwal constituency but lost to Sucha Singh Langah by 4,479 votes.He contested 1997 state election from Dhariwal constituency and won the seat as an Independent by margin of 80 votes against Sucha Singh Langah.In 2009, Chhotepur joined the Indian National Congress in presence of Captain Amarinder Singh in Gurdaspur.