Sonia Gandhi Reveals Pranab Mukherjee Once Hinted at Desire to Become Prime Minister

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has disclosed in her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, that the late Pranab Mukherjee once expressed a desire to become Prime Minister. During a 2010 conversation, Mukherjee suggested to Gandhi that it might be time for a <b>change at the top</b> of the government. Gandhi writes that the remark <b>shocked</b> her at the time. The interaction reportedly occurred after Congress Strategy Group meetings, during a period when Mukherjee held significant influence as a senior cabinet minister while navigating internal party dynamics and differences with other colleagues. Following the revelation, Mukherjee’s daughter, Sharmistha, questioned the surprise, stating that harboring political ambition is not a crime.