The Unusual suspects: Presidential race or Prime Ministerial race ?

The elections for selecting the 13th President of India would take place on 19 July 2012. News sources have kept us updated of every minute backroom political arithmetics. There have been political gives from the Congress in the hope of gets, most notably the recent financial aid to West Bengal and the election of Dimple Yadav uncontested to a Lok Sabha seat. What is Congress expecting now - support from Mulayam and Didi for their presidential candidate - Pranab Mukherjee. 

Why Pranab Mukherjee? Has his political career come to an end? Is he of no political value to congress anymore? If the reason was to handpick a candidate whose heart and soul would be with congress even after election as President, why not anyone else ? The reason is to get Pranab Mukherjee out of the frame for 2014.

In 2014, the general elections to Lok Sabha will take place. Lets see who could be the Prime Ministerial choice in the event of congress coming to power again. 

Sonia Gandhi - no, she likes authority without responsibility.

MMS - nah, surely not again.

P.Chi - are you kidding me ?

Kap.Si. - bad joke, isn't it ?

So only Pranab Mukherjee and Rahul Gandhi left. While the achievements of Rahul Gandhi are being the scion and keeping himself free of controversy by keeping his opinion to himself; Pranab Mukherjee is probably the only leader of note Congress is left with now. With long political career, huge experience and a sound image (and there are a lot more qualities) he would be an ideal candidate for the post of PM. 

Problem: Right then, the thorn to the throne is Pranab. Lets get him out of the way.

Solution: Make him the president. Saap bhi mar jayega aur lathi bhi nahi tutegi.