hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv stˈeɪt ɪnðə θˈɜːd vˈædʒpeɪˌiː mˈɪnɪstɹi ænd hˈɛld vˈɛɹiəs poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊz sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈuːd pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹiz, jˈuːθ ɐfˈɛɹz ænd spˈoːɹts ænd hjˈuːmən ɹᵻsˈoːɹs dɪvˈɛləpmənt æt dˈɪfɹənt tˈaɪmz.
He was appointed as a Minister of State in the Third Vajpayee ministry and held various portfolios such as food processing industries, youth affairs and sports and human resource development at different times.