| 1978-83 |
Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Raipur |
| 1980-84 |
Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1980-82 |
Member, Estimates Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1982-85 |
Member, Library Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1982-88 |
Pradesh Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh |
| 1989 |
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha |
| 1989-90 & 1994-96 |
Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh |
| 1990-91 |
Member, Public Accounts Committee;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines |
| 1993 onwards |
Member, National Executive, B.J.P. |
| 1994 onwards |
Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh |
| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1996-97 |
Member, Committee on Agriculture;Member, Committee on Petitions |
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;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry;Member, Committee on Public Accounts;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power;Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Coal and Mines |
| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1998-99 |
Union Minister of State, Steel and Mines |
| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 13 Oct. 1999- 30 Sep. 2000 |
Union Minister of State, Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 30 Sep. 2000-29 Jan. 2003 |
Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting |
| 29 Jan. 2003- 8 Jan. 2004 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Mines |
| 9 Jan. 2004 - May 2004 |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Environment & Forests |
| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term);Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas |
| 5 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas |
| 1 May 2008 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
| 6 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committe on Public Undertakings |
| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 23 Sep. 2009 |
Member, Rules Committee |
| 1 May 2010 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
