Sonia Gandhi - Born to Stefano and Paola Maino, as Edvige Antonia Albina Maino, in Lusiana, a little village 50 km from Vicenza, Italy, She was the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha, until she resigned on the 23rd of March 2006. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year.2004. Despite her father's vehement opposition to her marriage to Rajiv, Sonia maintains close links with her family in Italy. Her son, Rahul Gandhi, was elected to Parliament for the Amethi constituency in 2004. Some consider him to be the natural heir to the reins of the party, and he has been tipped to become a Congress leader in the future. Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra has not stood for office, though she has worked as a Congress campaign manager. She, too, attracts media speculation.