India`s Rahul Gandhi takes on the Modi juggernaut
(WorldNews Asia)

New Delhi, India (CNN)He is the heir apparent to India`s most powerful political dynasty. But over the next 10 weeks, Rahul Gandhi will face an uphill battle in the country`s general election campaign. The 48-year-old was born into the Nehru-Gandhi family, whose legacy is intertwined with an independent and democratic India. He is also president of the India National Congress -- the main opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gandhi was a reluctant leader but has lately exceeded expectations, with his party winning key state elections late last year. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh had been controlled for years by the BJP...