 In 2016, he received Uttar Pradesh's highest civilian award "Yash Bharti Samman Award" by the Uttar Pradesh Government for this contribution in Bhojpuri films.Nirahua joined BJP in Lucknow on 27 March 2019 in presence of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.On 3 April 2019 he got Loksabha ticket by Bhartiya Janata Party from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency), he contested against Akhilesh Yadav (former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh).