In the 1958 general election he won a seat in the House of Representatives , joining the powerful faction of Kakuei Tanaka in the Liberal Democratic Party .
Takeshita served as a local assemblyman in Shimane Prefecture from 1951 .
In the 1958 general election Takeshita won a seat in the House of Representatives , joining the powerful faction of Kakuei Tanaka in the Liberal Democratic Party .
Takeshita served as a local assemblyman in Shimane Prefecture from 1951 .