 He was later on elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council under an agreement reached between Shahoora agitation committee and then prime minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad.In 1980 he was elected District President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC).He was later promoted and remained vice President of the JKPCC .In 1989 he resigned from congress and was believed to have come closer to pro freedom Jamat Islami.