Gandhi Legacy

Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, is dropping her resistance to joining in the family's political tradition to campaign for India's Congress Party. The party faces a strong Hindu nationalist challenge and the aftermath of a corruption scandal that led to a ballot rout last year.

Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, is dropping her resistance to joining in the family's political tradition to campaign for India's Congress Party. The party faces a strong Hindu nationalist challenge and the aftermath of a corruption scandal that led to a ballot rout last year.