 He became an influential figure in agricultural development and the spread of education in India.He was an active member of the Indian National Congress and of the AD state party and he was a key figure in the Punjabi Suba movement agitation for the creation of “Punjabi Suba” which led to the creation of present day Punjab and Haryana in 1966.Singh was twice an MLA including his first term from Sherpur in 1954 in the Patiala & East Punjab States Union from Indian National Congress and then won the elections from Barnala in 1962 when he defeated Sampuran Singh Dhaula a close aide of the then Chief minister of Punjab Partap Singh Kairon.Singh served as an advisor to Shiromani Akali Dal in 1960’s for a short tenure before quitting politics.