Anand Sharma pips Digvijaya in RS

January 08, 2015 16:53

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is all set to appoint Anand Sharma as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from the Budget session onwards.

This will be a setback to Digvijaya Singh who was keen to get this key position, so he can take on the BJP government.

Insiders in Congress, who are familiar with the mindset of Rajya Sabha MPs, say there will now be two groups, one loyal to Sonia Gandhi and the other loyal to Rahul Gandhi. AK Antony, Dr Manmohan Singh, Dr Karan Singh, all front-benchers, will remain silent while the shouting brigade headed by Madhusudan Mistry, who considers himself a Rahul Gandhi loyalist, take the floor.

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