 In the 2004 elections she beat Anita Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to parliament.In 2009 elections, she was again elected from North West Delhi by defeating Meera Kanwaria of BJP.As Minister for Women and Child Development, Tirath stated that the government's priorities would be to "support holistic empowerment of women, ensure adequate and universal availability of supplementary nutrition for children, adolescent girls and expectant mothers and build a protective environment for children where they can develop and flourish as responsible and happy citizens of the society."