 He was awarded the "Sahitya Bharati" by Hindi Prachar Samiti in 1994.On 9 November 2000, Nityanand Swami took the oath as first chief minister of the new state of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) He was asked by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to acquire the newly created office of Chief Minister.He served from 9 November 2000 to 29 October 2001 in the office and then resigned voluntarily in favour of Bhagat Singh Koshyari when asked by the BJP leadership.