Claim: Harish Sharma was first elected to the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament) in 1972 as a candidate for the National Federation Party, then in 1987 he was chosen as the leader of the National Federation Party.
Evidence: Harish Chandra Sharma is a Fiji Indian politician who became the leader of the National Federation Party in 1987. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972 as a candidate for the National Federation Party. The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006.