 He contest in election but lost in Modi wave, he lost by BJP's Krishna Pratap Singh and stood on third with 1,80,003 (17.87℅) votes.In his last or seventh Legislature term, in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he again contest from Malhani.He defeated NISHAD Party candidate Dhananjay Singh by a margin of 21,210 (10.30℅) votes and elected MLA.