The Success Gandhi !!!!!

Sonia Gandhi is the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. She also serves as the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha and the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party.

16 th May of 2009 is an important day in the history of India and the Indian National Congress. This is the day in which the Congress Party won back to the reign of India for a second term under the mystical leadership of Mrs Sonia Gandhi. It is referred as history because only the first prime minister of India Mr Jawaharlal Nehru could win a consecutive election for a second term in the Indian political history. The full credit of this victory goes to the vibrant leadership of Mrs Gandhi. After the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi the congress party was actually facing the problem of a charismatic leader to lead the party and it was about to vanish from the Indian political stream. It was in this period Mrs Gandhi came out with a bold decision to take the leadership of Congress party as a mission. In the beginning no one thought that the she can bring back the congress party to the driving seat of Indian politics. But she has done it.

Sonia Gandhi born in Lusiana, Italy on 9 December 1946. While studying English at the University of Cambridge, Sonia met Rajiv Gandhi, a mechanical engineering student and son of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The couple married in 1968. In 1980 his brother, Sanjay, died, and Rajiv subsequently entered the political arena. When Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, Rajiv was named prime minister. Though Sonia campaigned for Rajiv, she chose to remain in the background, studying art restoration and working to preserve India’s artistic treasures.



When Rajiv was assassinated in 1991, Sonia was seen by many as the natural heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, and she was offered the leadership of the Congress Party. She rejected the offer and refused to discuss politics publicly. In 1993, however, she visited Rajiv’s former constituency in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, and was greeted by cheering crowds. She subsequently traveled throughout the country on behalf of trusts and committees devoted to Indian public life.



1998 Gandhi agreed to become president of the then-struggling Congress Party. Her initial efforts were overshadowed by the party’s loss to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the following election. Following a nationwide campaign that targeted struggling farmers and the unemployed, the Congress Party won the 2004 election but failed to secure an absolute majority. The party subsequently formed a new coalition called the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Gandhi, however, chose not to head the government as prime minister, because her foreign birth had become a politically controversial issue. Instead, she invited the economist Manmohan Singh to serve as prime minister. Her only son, Rahul Gandhi, was also a prominent politician.

IPL a success cricket model !!

IPL- Indial Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket competition created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It is now the most watched domestic Twenty20 competition in the world. The first season of the Indian Premier League commenced on 18 April 2008, and ended on 1 June 2008 with the victory of the Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings. As the second season of the IPL coincided with Indian general elections, the Indian Government refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league in South Africa.



Most teams at IPL are in the names of famous Indian cities. Now there are eight teams for the IPL tounament. They are Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians.



The victory of present IPL Champion was in an exceptional way. In the begining of the tournament no one imagined a chance for the Rajasthan Royals, but they really became the black horses of IPL.



After 44 days of mind-boggling action and a no-holds-barred feud among eight fierce franchisees, Rajasthan Royals pipped Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in the thrilling grand finale to lift the inaugural Indian Premier League.



Chasing Super Kings' modest total of 163 for five, the Royals rode on a brilliant all-round display by Yusuf Pathan, who took three wickets and top-scored with a 39-ball 56 to overhaul the score off the last ball after needing eight from the last over. The winners received the top prize of $1.2 million and a glittering gem-laden trophy while the runners-up won $600,000.