hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː fɹʌm lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɡˈɪvən ðə pˈoʊst ʌv mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv stˈeɪt fɔːɹ mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ænd bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ wɪð ɐdˈɪʃənəl tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ɐfˈɛɹz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ɪnðɪ ˈæɾəl bᵻhˈɑːɹɹi vˈædʒpeɪˌiː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
He was elected to the 1998 Lok Sabha from Lok Sabha, and subsequently given the post of Minister of State for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (2001-2003) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.