Sukh Ram's son quits Congress, to contest Himachal election on BJP ticket

CM Virbhadra Singh says the father-son duo's exit from the Congress was expected; Sukh Ram has a history of switching loyalties

There was a time when the name of Sukh Ram, a Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh, had become synonymous with that of the archetypal corrupt Indian politician. In 1996, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had seized Rs 3.6 crore in cash stashed in suitcases from Sukh Ram’s residence. He was the communication minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government. The episode came to be known as the ‘Telecom scam’.

On Sunday, Anil Sharma, Sukh Ram’s 61-year-old son, confirmed that his 90-year-old father and he had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also announced that he would contest the