Sonia Gandhi Reveals Pressure to Become Indian Prime Minister in 2004

The Congress returned to power in 2004 under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. At that time, Sonia Gandhi was supposed to become the Prime Minister, but instead of becoming the Prime Minister herself, she handed over the reins of power to Dr. Manmohan Singh. Sonia Gandhi has revealed the reasons behind her decision not to accept the post of Prime Minister in 2004 and to make Dr. Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister. Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has told in her memoir'Belonging: A Journey of Love'that after the victory of the UPA in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the leaders of the coalition partners were constantly pressuring her to become the Prime Minister. There was a time in 2004 when she gave in to pressure, but Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were not in favor of becoming the Prime Minister. Harper Collins India is publishing Sonia Gandhi's book'Belonging: A Journey of Love '. Excerpts of this book have come out, in which Sonia Gandhi has not accepted the post of Prime Minister in 2004 and Manmohan Singh has written some discussions about the post of Prime Minister before the elections.