In 1999 Sonia Ghandi was being groomed to become prime minister, why was Manmohan Singh confirmed instead?
a. Singh ran a year-long smear campaign to discredit the Ghandi dynasty.
b. Sonia Ghandi's Italian origin was considered too distracting.
c. The large Muslim population was reluctant to support a Roman Catholic.
d. Sonia Ghandi had no political experience to qualify her for the position.
b
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