| Nov. 1996 |
Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| 1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 1998-2001 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal |
| April 2000 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
| May 2000-Feb. 2004 |
Member, Committee on Energy |
| Jan. 2002-Feb. 2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal and Mines |
| Aug. 2004-April 2005 |
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
| Sept. 2004 |
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Rajya Sabha) |
| Oct. 2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
| April 2005 |
Member, Committee on Energy |
| 2009 |
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha;Leader, Bahujan Samaj Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 26 June 2009 |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 4 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Installation of Potraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex |
| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Chairman, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 4 Sept. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Secruity in Parliament Complex |
| 23 Sept. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
| 19 Oct. 2009 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
| 1 Dec. 2009 |
Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit |