Positions Held
| Period | Positions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Contested first assembly elections on a Janata Party ticket. | |
| 1985–89 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | First term in Legislative Assembly |
| 1986–87 | Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1987–88 | President, Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1987–89 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly. | |
| 1989 | Secretary-General, Janata Dal, Bihar. | |
| 1989 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha. | First term in Lok Sabha |
| 1989-16 July 1990 | Member, House Committee. | Resigned |
| 4/1990-11/1990 | Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Co-operation. | |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha. | 2nd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1991–93 | General-Secretary, Janata Dal. Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament. |
|
| 17/12/91-10/5/96 | Member, Railway Convention Committee. | |
| 8/4/93-10/5/96 | Chairman, Committee on Agriculture. | |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Estimates. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment Bill, 1996). |
3rd term in Lok Sabha |
| 1996–98 | Member, Committee on Defence. | |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha. | 4th term in Lok Sabha |
| 19/3/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways. | |
| 14/4/98-5/8/99 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (additional charge). | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha. | 5th term in Lok Sabha |
| 13/10/99-22 November 1999 | Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport. | |
| 22/11/99-3 March 2000 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 3/3/00-10/3/00 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 29th Chief Minister of Bihar, only for 7 days |
| 27/5/00-20 March 2001 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. | |
| 20/3/01-21 July 2001 | Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture with additional charge of Railways. | |
| 22/7/01-21 May 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister, Railways | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha. Member, Committee on Coal & Steel. Member, General Purposes Committee. Member, Committee of Privileges. Leader Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. |
6th term in Lok Sabha |
| From 24 November 2005 – 24 November 2010 | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 31st Chief Minister of Bihar, |
| From 26 November 2010 – Till Date | Chief Minister, Bihar. | as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar |
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