 He joined Congress (O) when the party split in 1969, and lost from Bidar in 1971 and 1977.Later he joined BJP and was elected to Lok Sabha from Bidar in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004 at the age of 95.While campaigning in 2004, he said he hoped to contest five years later at the age of 100.