His leadership roles continued with his election as the General Secretary and later as the President of Government Degree College, Sanjauli, Shimla, for the years 1983-1984 and 1984-1985, respectively.

His commitment to political and social work continued as he became the General Secretary of the State Youth Congress from 1995 to 1998 and later its President from 1998 to 2008.

In addition to his role in student and youth politics, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu served as a Councillor in the Municipal Corporation, Shimla, for two terms from 1993-1998 and 1998-2003.

The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee appointed him Chief Minister on 10 December 2022; he was sworn in the next day, after the INC won the assembly elections.

In his first cabinet meeting, held on 13 January 2023, the decision was taken to restore the old pension scheme, fulfilling the poll promise of the Congress.

The Cabinet decided to provide OPS to all the Government employees who are presently covered under the defined contributory pension scheme also referred to as NPS.