* The head of India’s ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would remain as prime minister if the party managed to form government after the election. She also hinted that her son, Rahul Gandhi, could one day become prime minister.
“Wait and see. There may be a vacancy,” Sonia Gandhi told a press conference. (All newspapers.)
* Congress unveiled a populist platform in its election manifesto, with promises of cheap food for families under the poverty line. (All newspapers)
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY.
“Populist vows in please-all manifesto” (the Times of India)
“As a response to the current economic downturn, Congress has opted to remain silent on economic reforms.” (The Economic Times)
