| Political Journey | - 1973: Joined Indian National Congress as the secretary for the Block Congress Committee in Bhalessa
- 1975: Nominated as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress
- 1980: Appointed as the President of the All-India Youth Congress
- 1982: Appointed in Central Government as Deputy Minister in charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ministry
- 1983-1984: Served as the Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting
- 1984: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
- 1984-1986: Served as the Minister of State- Parliamentary Affairs
- 1986: Minister of State- Home Affairs
- October 1986-1987: Minister of State- Food and Civil Supplies
- 1989: Member of the Rajya Sabha
- June 1991- December 1992: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
- January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
- January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Civil Aviation and Tourism
- 1996: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir
- 2002: Member of the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir
- May 2004-October 2005: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
- 2005: Resigned as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- 2005: Appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2005-2008: Served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2008: Elected as the MLA of the Bhaderwah Assembly constituency
- 2009: Appointed as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare
- 2015: Appointed as the Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
- 2015-2021: Served as the leader of opposition
- 2022: Resigned from the Congress party
- 26 September 2022: Launched his own party named Democratic Azad Party in Jammu and Kashmir
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