He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand .
Was a member of the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Jan Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) political party .
He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and was a member of the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Jan Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) political party .