Antony, Sheila or Pranab: Who Will Replace Manmohan?


Sonia Gandhi
By now, the Congress government has comprehended that they need a rejig to find a different leader, but who would that be is the question of the hour. 'An urgent face lift of the mottled image by replacing a feeble leader' could be the fore going thought of the Congress government and why not if they have to win the 2014 elections. Although there are no strong notions that the changes will be done now, possibilities still dwell around. And so the most often pictured faces are AK Antony, Pranab Mukerjee, Sheila Dixit, P Chidambaram and of course the youth icon Rahul Gandhi. But who is the most deserved? Rahul's crusade has just begun and so he has no history in the world of politics, but all other personalities carry a heavy portfolio which cannot be ignored. Their political exposure is without equal. While Sonia Gandhi is making things comfy for little Rahul to take the seat, she needs someone to warm the bench until then. President of India, Pratibha DeviSingh Patil is said to retire by the end of second quarter this year which throws an opportunity for Sonia to elevate Manmohan Singh. If this is her next move who will be the bench warmer?