 He is a former federal minister of India and a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.He was cabinet minister from 1999 to 2004 and held portfolios of labour and social justice and empowerment.Born in Jawad of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh in 1946 he studied B.Sc., MA., LL.B., Ph.D at Vikram University, Ujjain.