▁assembly ▁elections ▁( 1 2 th ▁assembly ▁elections ) ▁and ▁became ▁Member ▁of ▁Legisl ative ▁assembly ▁from ▁Tal aja ▁constitu ency , ▁in ▁B hav n agar , ▁Gu jar at . ▁Following ▁the ▁win , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁" Min ister ▁of ▁fish ery ". ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁from ▁B hav n agar ▁R ural ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Fish ery ▁sc andal ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Sol ank i ▁gave ▁contract s ▁for ▁fish ing ▁in ▁res er voir s ▁across ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁contract s ▁were ▁alleg edly ▁given ▁for ▁fish ing ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁ 5 8 ▁d ams ▁without ▁following ▁or ▁performing ▁any ▁tender ing ▁process ▁by ▁au ctions ▁and ▁the ▁contract s ▁were ▁just ▁all otted ▁after ▁payment ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁cr ore . ▁It ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mis - con duct ▁in ▁grant ing ▁the ▁contract s , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Gu jar at ▁suffered ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁cr ore ▁( US $ 7 2 . 4 ▁million ). ▁Following ▁the ▁alleg ations , ▁I sha q ▁Mar ad ia ▁wanted ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁the ▁minister ▁under ▁the ▁Anti - cor ruption ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁" ir regular ity ". ▁However , ▁the ▁cabinet ▁and ▁Mod i ▁rejected ▁the ▁application ▁for