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.
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.