Aiyar claimed several crises, particularly Anna Hazare's 'India Against Corruption' movement, “were either not handled effectively or not handled at all”

In his latest book, Mani Shankar Aiyar suggests the UPA-II era could have been salvaged by swapping Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee's roles in 2012. This strategic shift, he argues, might have forestalled Congress's 'paralysis of governance' and the devastating 2014 electoral defeat.

Pranab Mukherjee should have been given the reins of the UPA-II Government and Manmohan Singh elevated to President when the office of Rashtrapati presented an opening in 2012, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says in his latest book.

Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, in his latest book, argues that Pranab Mukherjee should have been made Prime Minister in 2012 instead of Manmohan Singh, who was then recovering from health issues.

New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA would not have suffered an embarrassing defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections if Pranab Mukherjee was made the Prime Minister of the country, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says in his latest book. The 83-year ...

Mani Shankar Aiyar argued that Congress's decision to retain Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister despite his declining health led to governance paralysis and ultimately doomed the party's chances of forming UPA-III.