In 1952, he was elected from
Dungarpur. He then shifted to
Ghatol in 1957 before being elected from
Banswara eight times until his death. He stood undefeated consecutively in all the elections. He was chief minister of Rajasthan three times, first from 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977, second time from 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 and finally for a short time from 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990. He also has served as a
Governor of Assam,
Meghalaya and
West Bengal. ==Commemoration==