 He was a leader of the regional Indian National Congress party, and became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (MLA), and subsequently the 'Minister Public Works Department', Government of Rajasthan from 1967 to 1976.He was appointed as the 2nd governor of Himachal Pradesh (1977–1981) and 11th governor of Punjab (1981–1982).He donated the famous and valuable library collection of his family to the Raza Library in Rampur.