Meet Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a watchman once and now at the gates of glory

Having risen through the ranks, Sukhu marks a generational change in the Congress

In March-April this year, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (58), former chief of the Himachal Pradesh (HP) unit of the Congress, was named chief of the party’s campaign committee. But more importantly, the head of the committee that would screen 

candidates for the Assembly election. This meant that if enough candidates he selected won, he could have a majority in the Congress Legislature Party, leading to his election as chief minister (CM).

This is one reason he was sanguine when Business Standard asked him soon after his appointment whether he was disappointed the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief’s post was given to Pratibha Singh,