hiː ˈɛntɚd pˈɑːlətˌɪks ænd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈeɪtθ lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ æz ɐn ˈɪndiən nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɹʌm bᵻtˈʌl kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi ɪn mˈɑːdjə pɹɐdˈeɪʃ.
He entered politics and was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984 as an Indian National Congress candidate from Betul constituency in Madhya Pradesh.