NEW DELHI — Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s most famous political dynasty, took over as president of the main opposition Congress party on Saturday while facing a stiff challenge from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalists. Gandhi, who took the mantle from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, at a party function, takes over the leadership of a party that has been losing power to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014.
Gandhi Heir Takes Over Opposition Party In India
By Ashok Sharma, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Sat, 12/16/2017 - 4:12pm
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