India’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains
Gandhi’s Congress party’s election results defied analysts’ expectations, and helped rehabilitate his political career.
Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from the political wilderness.
A meeting of the leadership of Congress – the lea... moreIndia’s Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader after election gains
Gandhi’s Congress party’s election results defied analysts’ expectations, and helped rehabilitate his political career.
Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from the political wilderness.
A meeting of the leadership of Congress – the leading opposition party in the country – on Saturday voted unanimously to recommend Gandhi’s election as India’s official opposition leader. The role had been left vacant since 2014.
