New Delhi/Raebareli, May 4 -- On deciding to contest from Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi apparently made a calculated risk to solve several anomalies within and outside the party and hence retaining the legacy of Gandhi-Nehru family.

In this scenario, neither the Gandhi scion has anything to lose, nor do the people of Raebareli, who were longing to continue their support for the grand old party's first family. The seat is currently held by longest-serving Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who announced her retirement from electoral politics.

While Sonia has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and will continue as a parliamentarian, the Congress and Rahul, who are confident enough to secure a victory in R...