 On 25 January 2017, he quit the Trinamool Congress owing to differences with Party Supremo Mamata Banerjee over Punjab related issues.Currently, he is working independently with his close group of associates which also includes former MLAs like Ripjit Brar, Vijay Sathi and more other known faces of Punjab politics.On 19.04.2019 he joined Shiromani Akali Dal in the presence of Supremo Parkash Singh Badal,President Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.