Venod Sharma was a leader of Indian National Congress party from Haryana. He was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution at in the Narasimha Rao cabinet (inducted 1995).
He is the father of Kartikeya Sharma, Manu Sharma and is the Chairman of Piccadily Group of Companies.Venod Sharma is currently the M.L.A. of Ambala City, Haryana; he had to resign from the post of Power Minister of Haryana after he was accused of influencing a witness of the Jessica Lal Murder Case.