Sonia Gandhi Shifts To Rajya Sabha. End Of Era, Big Change For Congress
NDTV
Sonia Gandhi has been ever-present in the Lok Sabha since 1999, serving as a steadying and guiding force for her party, particularly through the political turbulence of the past decade.
Congress matriarch Sonia Gandhi bids adieu to the Lok Sabha this year - 25 years after her (unexpected) first term - with an impeccable electoral record that is all the more remarkable given her non-Indian origin and the circumstances of her entry to the country's volatile political landscape.
Ms Gandhi, 77, will not, however, withdraw from public life just yet; this is not a retirement but a repositioning, of sorts. She will move to the Rajya Sabha.
She filed her nomination papers from Rajasthan today and will take over - the Congress has the numbers to guarantee her election - the seat now held by former Prime Minister and party stalwart Manmohan Singh, who may retire after a celebrated, if sometime controversial, five-decade career.
