ˈæɹɪf bˈɛɡ sˈuːn dʒˈɔɪnd dʒˈɑːnə sˈæŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, æz wˈʌn ʌv ɪts ˈɜːlɪɪst mˈʊzlɪm fˈeɪsᵻz, hˌuː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪklˈɪpst ɪn pɹˈɑːmɪnəns wɛn sˈɪkændɚ bˈækht dʒˈɔɪnd bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
Arif Beg soon joined Jana Sangh in 1973, as one of its earliest Muslim faces, who was later eclipsed in prominence when Sikander Bakht joined BJP in 1980.