| 1962-98 | Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (eight terms) |
| 1963-67 | Secretary, Jan Sangh Legislative Party, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1970-72 | Deputy Leader, Jan Sangh Legislative Party, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1972-77 | Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1977-78 | Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1978-80 | Minister of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
| 1985-90 | Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 1990-92 | Minister of Power, Government of Madhya Pradesh |
| 2000-2004 | Member, Rajya Sabha |
| 2000-2002 | Member, Committee on Agriculture |
| Apr 2001-May 2004 | Member, Committee on Official Language |
| Nov 2001-Apr 2002 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development |
| Apr 2002-Feb 2004 | Chairman, Committee on Commerce |
| Jan 2002-May 2004 | Member, General Purposes Committee |
| Jan 2003-Feb 2004 | Member, Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in the Parliament House Complex |
| 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha;Member, Railway Convention Committee |
| ;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development |
| 2004-2006 | Member, Committee on Information Technology |
| 2004-2009 | Member, Committee on Urban Development |
| 2 Jan. 2006 | Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 31 Aug. 2009 | Member, Committee on Urban Development |
