Sonia Gandhi (bio)

Sonia Gandhi-led Congress Party Upsets BJP in Indian National Election Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, will likely become Prime Minister. The Nehru-Gandhi family has led the Congress Party since before India's 1947 Independence. Diary of the Election in Southern India Why villagers voted against incumbent BJP's message of progress

Added May 18:

India's Stock Market Took Biggest Plunge in its 129-year History Yesterday
Investors were afraid of the role communists would play in new ruling coalition.

Sonia Gandhi Declines Prime Minister Post
Sonia Gandhi said she did not want to be PM and that she was not declining the post for safety reasons.

Gandhi's husband and mother-in-law were past prime ministers who were both assassinated.
Hindu nationalists have criticized Gandhi for being a foreigner and a Catholic.

Added May 19:

Manmohan Singh (bio) becomes PM after Sonia Gandhi declines

Manmohan Singh Chosen as India's Next Prime Minister Manmohan Singh served as finance minister from 1991 to 1996.

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