“The Gandhis today are completely dwarfed and overshadowed by Narendra Modi,” said New Delhi-based political commentator Arati R. Jerath.
Bettmann Archive/Getty imagesShe was elected prime minister from 1966 to 1977, and again in 1980.
But with the ascendance of a new wave of right-wing politics, their party now lurks in the political wilderness, analysts say.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives a victory speech after winning India's general election, in New Delhi on May 23, 2019.
But it seems unlikely he will ever become prime minister of the country, like his father, grandmother and great-grandfather before him.