Election surveys show the supremacy of India’s greatest political dynasty is at an end.
Surprise results in India’s general elections this weekend have strengthened prospects for Sonia Gandhi’s alliance to push through reforms.
A large crowd waited for hours in the scorching sun, many standing on rooftops just for a glimpse of Sonia Gandhi at an election rally.
India will hold general elections next month, officials said on Monday, kick-starting a frenetic campaign for the 700-million votes up for grabs.
The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog head begins a long scheduled trip to India on Monday that has turned into a political flashpoint as a nuclear energy deal with the United States threatens to spark snap elections. The trip comes as India faces an informal end-October deadline to begin securing clearances to clinch the nuclear energy deal.