Career
In the 2008 parliamentary election he was elected from the Gulmi-2 constituency, winning 24345 votes
In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Gulmi-2 constituency, winning 23253 votes. Affiliated to All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Center-1977
Communist Party Member-1978, District Committee Member-1979-1989, Party District Secretary-1989-1993,Party Zonal Secretary-1994-1995
Party Central Committee Member since-1997
11 years of underground movement against autocratic regime (1979-1990), Several arrests and custody during democratic movement
CurrentlyPolitburo Member, CPN UML
Chief of the central department of publicity
Minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation (2006-2007)
One of the Key negotiator on the capacity of Government representative with the then Rebel Maoists ( 2006-2007)
Worked as the chief of probe committee on Sudan scandal (embezzlement on procurement of logistics and APCs for Nepal Police deployment, United Nations mission to Darfur)
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (May 2006 - April 2007)
The (then) to held dialogue with rebel Maoists
Significant role in Nepali peace process.