Career
He represents the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was Secretary General of the Yuva Lok Dal in Bihar between 1987-1989. Paswan was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, in 1989 and 1991 on Janata Dal ticket from Sasaram, defeating Meira Kumar of the Indian National Congress party on both occasions.
He lost the 1996 Lok Sabha election to Muni Lall of the BJP.