hiː fˈɔːt hɪz lˈæst ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl bˈæɾəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn wˈɛn, bˈæk ɪn bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː baɪ nˈaʊ, hiː wʌz ɪts lˈuːzɪŋ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn mˈɑːdjə pɹɐdˈeɪʃ vˈɪdhən sɐbˈɑː ᵻlˈɛkʃən fɹʌm boʊpˈɑːl nˈɔːɹθ sˈiːt, fɹʌm wˈɛɹ ˈæɹɪf ɐkwˈiːl ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs wˈʌn.
He fought his last electoral battle in 2013 when, back in BJP by now, he was its losing candidate in 2013 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election from Bhopal North seat, from where Arif Aqueel of Congress won.