swˈɪtʃɪŋ tə bˈæɹɐtˌɪjə dʒænˈɑːɾə pˈɑːɹɾi bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
Switching to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he became a member of the legislative council in 1998 and 2004.