Verma was son of B.M Kushwaha, in an agrarian family belonging to
Koeri caste. He studied at
Patna University and later Ranchi University. A holder of
Master of Arts and
L.L.B degrees, he also got a diploma in
public administration. Before working as full time politician, he was a professional lawyer. He took participation in '
Total Revolution' movement of
Jayaprakash Narayan, during which, he was imprisoned for 19 month. He was also sent to jail thrice for agitation on
Bangladesh issue. Verma was also associated with
Trade Unionism and farmers' right movements. He was convenor of Bharat Sevak Samaj, an organisation based in
Giridih. Verma was also associated with organisation called Farmers' Liberation Front and served as president of
Mica Workers Trade Union between 1970 and 1975. He was also the president of
Steel Workers Revolutionary Trade Union based in
Bokaro. Between 1968 and 1972, Verma worked as president of
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), for the district of Giridih in Jharkhand (then Bihar). He also served as Joint Secretary of Bihar wing of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, between 1969 and 1977. He was elected to
Bihar Legislative Assembly for the first time during 1972–74. As a member of Indian Parliament, he has also served as member of various financial committees. Verma was first elected to
Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament in 1977. As a member of
6th Lok Sabha, he served as a Member of Committee on Estimates between 1978 and 1979. In 1980, he was again re-elected to
7th Lok Sabha for his second term. Between 1980 and 1982, he remained a member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Railways. In the meantime, he was raised to the post of Secretary of
Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Bihar. As a member of BJP, he was re-elected to
9th Lok Sabha for his third term as Member of Parliament. Owing to his political height, he was made Mahamantri of
Bihar wing of B.J.P between 1989 and 1991. Between 1990 and 1991, he remained a part of Committee of Privileges of parliament. In between 1993 and 1995, he was holding the post of vice-president, B.J.P for Bihar, and from 1995, Secretary of Bihar BJP. In 1996, he was re-elected to
11th Lok Sabha for his fourth term as MP. He was again re-elected to
12th Lok Sabha in 1998, making it his fifth term as MP. In the aftermath of this election, he again served as member of various committees of parliament. In 1999, Verma threatened to leave BJP, as he was upset over the fact that an ordnance factory, which was about to be established in his constituency, was set up in constituency of
George Fernandes. During his last days in Bhartiya Janata Party, he was cornered by a rival group within the party. As a result of this, he left BJP and became a part of
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He also played important role in Jharkhand movement. He died in 2004. In 2014, his son Pranav Verma also contested the
Lok Sabha elections from Kodarma, but was defeated. ==Socio-cultural activities==