Images of young Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi at their father, Rajiv Gandhi’s funeral are still vividly imprinted in the minds of the people who saw them. The tragedy left the Gandhi family in the lurch, forced Sonia Gandhi to take up the mantle, and shift the scion of the dynasty, Rahul Gandhi to the US to study anonymously under a pseudonym. After finishing his studies, Rahul came back and people thought he could pick up the political strings where Rajiv had left them. He was made leader of the student’s wing of the Congress, and was slowly sucked into the political mainstream to become the Vice-President of the party.
Rahul showed some initial promise when he won his father’s seat in Amethi, but people soon realised that he did not possess the same charisma or political acumen of either his father or grandmother, Indira Gandhi. With the parallel growth of the opposition party BJP, led by the mercurial Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi’s political fortunes went into a tailspin. Now they are in a free fall. Ganesha predicts that his grip on the Congress party will continue to weaken.
Rahul’s chart holds out a lot of promise
Rahul Gandhi is born with Libra ascendant. He has vargottama Jupiter placed in the ascendant, which is also vargottama. He also has 9th house lord Mercury vargottama. Mars and Sun are in shuba-kartari yoga in the 9th house of fortune. So, there are many promising astrological combinations in his chart to become an influential political leader.
Malefic Influences
There is no prominent raj yoga from the ascendant. Also, lord of 9th house (house of fortune) Mercury is placed in the 8th house (house of adversities). So, his fortune part is not strong enough. Also, malefic planets in the 5th and 9th houses from the natal Moon and the debilitated Saturn in the fifth house from natal Moon are creating obstructions in his political career.
Rahul’s party position
Rahul is currently under the influence of Mars mahadasha and Venus bhukti. The ascendant lord Venus is strong in the 10th house, which indicates that despite a severe setback in the recent elections, he might be able to weather the storm and continue to hold an influential position in the Congress party.
Confusion will continue to confound him
Rahul is currently under the influence of the mid-phase of sade sati. Saturn’s sade sati can be a distressing and struggle-ridden time, combined with delays and disappointments. Also, the forthcoming transit of Rahu in Cancer will remain difficult for him. He will remain wavering or indecisive and will not be clear with his vision on how to revive the Congress’ electoral fortune. His lackluster approach may bring severe criticism about his leadership.
Rahul’s grip over the party establishment will weaken
The transiting Jupiter will be moving in his favour from September 2017. So, he will appear more confident as a leader after September 2017. However, it won’t be easy for him to change people’s perceptions about the Congress. The period till April 2019 will remain very difficult for him and his grip over the party’s establishment will weaken, particularly after August 2018.
