This is a real shocker. After her party won national elections in India, Sonia Gandhi was the presumptive Prime Minister. But now she declines the post amid widespread fears of foreign-devil commie takeover:
Investors feared that if she became prime minister, Gandhi would have to backtrack on her pledge to go forward with economic liberalization, or that the leftists could block key reforms such as the privatization of state-run companies.
In the long run, this is best for the Congress Party.