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. 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 Himachal Vikas Congress merged with the Congress Party in 2004. ==Electoral results==