India's 5 Most Popular PM Candidates

Rahul Gandhi: The fourth-generation member of the politically influential Nehru-Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi is currently vice-president of the Congress party and the next most important leader in the Congress after his mother Sonia. Gandhi entered politics in the year 2004, contesting from his father's former constituency of Amethi in the Lok Sabha elections, and won with a landslide majority.

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress revived itself in Uttar Pradesh winning 21 out of the total 80 seats and the credit for this turnaround was given to Rahul Gandhi. With his crucial role over the last two general elections, Rahul Gandhi has been projected as the future Prime Minister of the country.

Arvind Kejriwal: Amid the uproar over the two established politicians, a new entrant like Arvind Kejriwal has emerged as a knight in a shining armor that turns up in the hope of rescuing India’s “common man” from the old-school politicians. This new, highly educated and respected civil society-backed opponentand his AAP have made the 2014 elections interesting. Kejriwal, who defeated Congress’ three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi legislative elections, last year, hopes to break the country’s two big parties—Congress-BJP cycle. He promises to clean up the inefficient bureaucracy and offers an anti-corruption platform to the common people of India.

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