Rahul Gandhi kisses his mother after formally taking charge as Congress president during a ceremony at party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi entered politics in 2004. "Today, the Congress faces a possibly existential crisis even as Sonia Gandhi makes way for Rahul Gandhi to head the party," said Neerja Chowdhury, a political commentator. Rahul Gandhi was elevated as the party's vice-president in January 2013. Sonia Gandhi, 71, stepped down on Saturday as the party's longest-serving chief for 19 years.

Source: Bangkok Post December 16, 2017 09:33 UTC