ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈæɹɐtˌɪjə dʒænˈɑːɾə pˈɑːɹɾi bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː ænd ʌnsəksˈɛsfəli kəntˈɛstᵻd ðə lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ᵻlˈɛkʃən æz ɐ bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ðæt jˈɪɹ fɹʌm kˈaɪzɚɡˌændʒ kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi.
In 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate that year from Kaiserganj constituency.