Dr. Pegu's political career began with tribal activism. He advocated for the demand of the
Sixth Schedule for the Mising people. He served as the first democratically elected Chief Executive Member of the
Mising Autonomous Council from 2013–2017. In March 2017, Pegu joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was welcomed by
Himanta Biswa Sarma. He contested the assembly by-election for the Dhemaji seat on 9 April 2017, which was vacated due to previous BJP MLA, Pradhan Baruah. Pegu won the seat for the BJP and subsequently assumed office. In the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly elections, Pegu was re-elected from Dhemaji constituency. On 10 May 2021, he was sworn in as a
Cabinet Minister in Himanta Biswa Sarma led government. == References ==