Has the son got the family business?

While the siblings' mother and the AICC president, Sonia Gandhi refused to answer the question, indications are that the "family business" will go to Rahul.

The fact that Rahul has been fielded from Amethi the seat represented by Indira Gandhi's successive heir apparents, Sanjay Gandhi in 1980, and then Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 and 1989 points towards the dynasty's move to establish him as the next claimant to its legacy, Congress leaders said.

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Leaders said that 10 Janpath and its coterie have been mulling over launching Rahul for "quite some time".