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India's reluctant 'prince', Rahul Gandhi, takes break from politics - chairman - 02-24-2015
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rahul Gandhi, a leader of India's Congress party, is taking a leave of absence from parliament to focus on party work, an official said, setting off speculation of a long-awaited change in the party to revive its fortunes.
Gandhi, the presumed fourth-generation heir of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, has led the party to a series of electoral defeats since it was handed its worst drubbing in a national election last year at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gandhi, 44, wanted time to think, said a Congress official, who had served as a minister in the previous government.
"Rahul Gandhi wants to take a short break. He wants to assess his role and the party's future," said the senior party official, who declined to be identified.