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'''Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress''' (RSC) ({{translation|'''National Socialist Congress | '''Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress''' (RSC) ({{translation|'''National Socialist Congress'''}}) was a [[political party]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] from 1986 to 1989. '''RSC''' was founded by [[Indian National Congress]] leader [[Pranab Mukherjee]] who was the former [[President of India]], as a result of the leadership struggle within the Indian National Congress after the demise of [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-02-27/news/28638560_1_politics-congress-economic-policies Economics Time] 2011-02-25.</ref> Mukherjee was opposed to [[Rajiv Gandhi]] being appointed the prime minister of India. He saw himself as the rightful successor to the post due to his seniority within the party and was opposed to the dynastic nature of the transition.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/116544/Guest%20Column/the-man-indira-trusted.html India Today] 2010-10-25.</ref> | ||
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India addressing the delegates at Regional Conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.jpg|thumb|[[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]], then the [[Finance Minister of India]], at Regional Conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] | [[File:Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India addressing the delegates at Regional Conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.jpg|thumb|[[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]], then the [[Finance Minister of India]], at Regional Conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] | ||
The RSC rejoined the INC in 1989 after it was unsuccessful in attracting major political figures to its fold and unable to garner wide support. This may have been due to Mukherjee not being a mass leader and never having contested elections. On his return to the party he was welcomed and again joined the top leadership. Since then he has built up an image of a [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] loyalist.<ref>[https://archive. | The RSC rejoined the INC in 1989 after it was unsuccessful in attracting major political figures to its fold and unable to garner wide support. This may have been due to Mukherjee not being a mass leader and never having contested elections. On his return to the party he was welcomed and again joined the top leadership. Since then he has built up an image of a [[Nehru–Gandhi family]] loyalist.<ref>[https://archive.today/20150507052145/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7099f42-48c3-11de-8870-00144feabdc0.html%23axzz1I4yfTSu0#axzz1I4yfTSu0 Financial Times] 2009-05-25.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||