Himachal Vikas Congress

Himachal Vikas Congress (Himalayan Development Congress), was a regional political party in Himachal Pradesh, India.^[1][2]

Himachal Vikas Congress
Abbreviation	HVC
Founder	Sukh Ram Anil Sharma
Dissolved	2004
Split from	Indian National Congress
Merged into	Indian National Congress
ECI Status	Registered
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Formation

Himachal Vikas Congress was formed when Sukh Ram and Anil Sharma split from the Indian National Congress after were expelled from the Congress party after the telecom scam. Anil Sharma was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 as member of Himachal Vikas Congress. Himachal Vikas Congress, entered into a post-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and joined the government.^[3][4][5]

They won the five seats in 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and won seat of Sukh Ram in 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil won from Shimla in 2004 Indian general election^[6]

Himachal Vikas Congress merged with the Congress Party in 2004.

Electoral results

1998 Himachal election

#	Winner	Seat
1	Prakash Chaudhary	Balh
2	Mahender Singh	Dharampur
3	Mansa Ram	Karsog
4	Ram Lal Markanda	Lahaul and Spiti
5	Sukh Ram	Mandi

2003 Himachal election

Winner	Seat
Sukh Ram	Mandi

2004 Indian general election

Winner	Seat
Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil	Shimla

See also

• Indian National Congress breakaway parties

External links

• A record of the party's victory in the constituency of Mandi at the 2003 Himachal Pradesh state elections