Badrul Hisham contested the state seat of
Rantau in
Negeri Sembilan during the
2004 general election against the incumbent Menteri Besar then,
Mohamad Hasan but was defeated. In the
2008 general election, he contested the
Rembau parliamentary seat in
Negeri Sembilan against UMNO youth leader,
Khairy Jamaluddin but was subsequently defeated too. He contested the
Sungai Acheh state seat in
Penang in the
2013 general election and lost again. In August 2016, PKR has sacked Badrul Hisham for damaging the image of the party and causing divisions among the members by defying party's orders. In April 2024, the Police arrested Badrul Hisham for a statement he made regarding purported business dealings of
Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. == Election results ==