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Rahul Gandhi & Priyanka Gandhi wave at the crowd in the road show after Rahul Gandhi filing nominations from Wayanad district on April 4, 2019 in Kalpetta town in Wayanand, India. Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India's unofficial first family, took position as president of India National Congress while challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the country's general election after suffering his worst ever defeat in 2014. The 48-year-old reluctant political leader is the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and grandson of India's only female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who were both assassinated, but hopes to claim the prime ministership while facing constant criticism as leader of the Congress. Around 900 million people will be casting their ballots during India's general election, which is scheduled from 11 April to 19 May and considered the world's biggest democratic exercise. (Photo by Atul Loke/Getty Images)
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