With Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi 's absence in the Congress party many assumptions are made on Priyanka's active entry into politics.


Rahul Gandhi doesn’t seem to show any signs of taking part in the race but his dharma his destiny is written as far as congress is concerned . The Gandhi family is the bonding adhesive of Congress. The minute the family is not there, the party will begin to fall apart.


An outsourced Prime Minister may be Rahul’s smart way or The Family’s clever way of blunting the attacks on dynasty, birth-based privilege and divine right to rule that marks the Congress. Who Rahul could possibly appoint if he is in a position to do so in 2014?
Could this be Priyanka Gandhi herself ? She is the emerging political bud of Gandhi Family .

The press is already rampant with speculation, the unfounded just-like-grandma comparisons growing ever louder with each Rahul debacle. Can she escape her fate?

Priyanka as prime minister might bring the charisma and communication that her brother has so far failed to show.

Outsourcing the political executive has a long history in India. Mahatma Gandhi never contested elections and left the governance of newly independent India to Jawaharlal Nehru. Jayaprakash Narayan also never contested elections, leaving Morarji Desai to head the post Emergency Janata government. Bal Thackeray never contested elections either, preferring to be the kingmaker confined to Matoshree, appointing and dismissing Maharahstra ministers from the pinnacle of unofficial authority.

Rahul’s list of outsourced Prime Ministers would be Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development. Nandan Nilekani, chairman UIDAI, Rahul’s own political guru and mentor, his declared tutor in the mass politics, Digvijaya Singh.

For the sake of the country and the happiness of its people, let’s hope for the best.


(The article is contributed by Bipin Sasi)