A new Gandhi seeks to revive Indian dynasty's fortunes

This file photo taken on April 10, 2014 shows Priyanka Gandhi (right), daughter of India's Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, and her husband Robert Vadra arriving at a polling station to cast their votes in New Delhi. - AFP

NEW DELHI, April 29, 2014 (AFP) - As India's ruling Congress heads for what could be its worst ever election defeat, Priyanka Gandhi, sister of lacklustre campaign leader Rahul Gandhi, has stepped up to lead a fightback by the political dynasty.

Priyanka, 42, has traditionally ceded the limelight to her older brother Rahul, 43, the diffident scion of the country's most famous political family and frontman for the Congress's campaign.