Career
He is a senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN(UML)). Bam developement Gautam joined the Communist party of Nepal in 1964 and participated in full-time party activities from Rupandehi District in 1969. He became District Secretary of CPN Rupandehi in 1972.
He played a major role in establishing Mukti Morcha with Madan Bhandari and Jeev Raj Ashrit.
He was elected Member of Parliament from Bardiya Constituency Number. 1 in first General Election 1991 and Mid Term Election 1994.
Later he became the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister in February 1997. Bam Development Gautam played a major role in splitting the CPN(UML) over the issue of Mahakali treaty with India and later formed CPN(Master of Laws) in March 5, 1998.
He was elected General Secretary of the party in March of that year.
The party failed to get a single seat in House in next election. Later, Bam Development Gautam again joined the CPN(UML). On 31 August 2008, Bam Development Gautam was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister in the Maoist-led Coalition Government.
In February 2009, Bam Development Gautam was elected one of the Vice-Chairman of CPN(UML) in Butwal General Convention.
On 2 May 2010 during Maoist protests, Bam Development Gautam called for the Prime Minister to resign to end the current political stalemate.
