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What was Rajiv Gandhi's path to the role of prime minister of India?

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He was elected to parliament and when his mother, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated in 1984 he succeeded her as prime minister, leading the Congress party (see Indian National Congress) to a sweeping election victory.

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