ðˌoʊ hiː lˈɔst ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, hiː ɹˌiːˈɛntɚd ðə lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɪn ɐ baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən wɛn hiː wˈʌn ðə vˈeɪkənt sˈiːt ʌv bˈæɡɐlpˌʊɹ kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi ɪn bᵻhˈɑːɹ.
Though he lost the 2004 general elections, he re-entered the Lok Sabha in November 2006 in a by-election when he won the vacant seat of Bhagalpur constituency in Bihar.