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Gandhis face demoralised party after India poll rout
Parvez Jabri
19 May, 2014
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2014/05/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi.jpg">NEW DELHI: India's ruling Congress party is set to gather Monday in New Delhi to rake over their electoral humiliation, with leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi facing unprecedented pressure over their failed campaign tactics.</P><P>Congress slumped to its worst-ever defeat last week, claiming just 44 seats in the 543-member parliament, as the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to power with the first majority in 30 years.</P><P>The Indian media swirled with rumours on Monday that the Gandhis, South Asia's famed political dynasty, would offer to step down -- but their resignation would almost certainly be rejected by colleagues.</P><P>Sonia, the 67-year-old Congress party president, entrusted campaigning to her son and vice president Rahul, whose lacklustre performance failed to convince voters as Congress sought a third term in power.</P><P>Speculation mounted that senior Congress figures would call for a greater role in the party for Rahul's younger sister Priyanka who entered campaigning late in the election cycle to more favourable reviews.</P><P>)