Bharti held various state-level and cabinet-level portfolios in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Tourism, Youth Affairs and Sports, and also in Coal and Mines during the second as well as third ministry of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Bharati memegang berbagai jabatan tingkat negara bagian dan tingkat kabinet dalam Kementerian Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia, Pariwisata, Urusan Pemuda & Olahraga, dan Batubara & Pertambangan pada kementerian Perdana Menteri Atal Bihari Vajpayee kedua serta ketiga.