Last year during the Republic day celebrations he was given a seat in the fourth row along with Ghulam Nabi Azad. This sparked a controversy that the leader of the Congress should be given a seat in the front or the second row.But Rahul Gandhi last year just brushed it off saying that it does not matter as to in which row he was seated. The importance is attending the Republic day function.But this year he was seated in the first row along with Union Minister Gadkari. Gadkari and Rahul were seen chatting with each other comfortably. On the other side was Amit Shah just two seats away from Rahul Gandhi.
Many of the senior politicians watched and thought what was cooking. It may be noted that Gadkari was critical over the functioning of the Government sometimes. There was a rumour that Gadkari would be the PM candidate in place of Narendra Modi. Gadkari also created a flutter by praising Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and others in the Congress party. He told that he liked the speeches of Nehru. He branded Indira Gandhi as a model for women’s empowerment. Today he was seen chatting with Rahul Gandhi sitting by his side.
