New Delhi:The Congress has just come to power in Himachal Pradesh. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has already been elected as the Chief Minister. Mukesh Agnihotri has been given the responsibility of Deputy Chief Minister.Mukesh grew up in a political environment since childhood. The deputy chief minister of Himachal Pradesh was born in 1962 in Sangrur, Punjab. School life was spent in Sangrur.
Mukesh has a master’s degree in mathematics. After that, he did a post graduate diploma in public relations. He chose journalism as his profession. Mukesh worked as a journalist for 10 years before joining politics.Mukesh’s father, the late Onkarchand Sharma, was a public relations officer. He was also one of the top congress leaders in Himachal.
In 1998, he contested the assembly elections from Santokhgarh. But he couldn’t win. As a result, there was an impression of Congress in the family. Mukesh stepped into politics following his father’s path.Mukesh’s political skills attracted the late Congress leader and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh. It was he who advised Mukesh to contest from Santokhgarh. Year 2003. Mukesh entered the political arena in the same year. The Congress also gave him a ticket to contest from
