BJP's Anil Sharma quits as Himachal minister days after son joins Congress

The real reason for his resignation is his toothlessness in the ministry

Himachal politics has taken a new turn. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) power minister, Anil Sharma has resigned, days after the Congress fielded his son Aashray Sharma as its candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. Sharma has been under pressure from the BJP after his father, former Union minister and chief minister Sukh Ram, quit the saffron party and joined the Congress along with Aashray Sharma last month.

This action was not prompted only by his son seeking greener pastures. At a public meeting, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said in Sharma’s assembly segment in Mandi: “Anil Sharma is