Following the political developments after the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Sonia Gandhi did not accept the prime minister's post, and Dr. Manmohan Singh was made the prime minister. Sonia Gandhi mentioned the events related to this development in her book, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'.

Support of 335 MPs and government formation

After the elections, the UPA had the support of a total of 335 MPs. Subsequently, on May 18, 2004, Sonia Gandhi submitted the list of support from UPA MPs to President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. A few days later, on May 22, 2004, Dr. Manmohan Singh took the oath as the prime minister of the country.

References in other books

This entire sequence of events and the situation within the family are also mentioned in other books. Natwar Singh detailed the developments within the Gandhi family in his book, 'One Life Is Not Enough'. Additionally, in May 1999, Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar had sent a letter to the Congress leadership on the issue of foreign origin.