New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- As the Gandhi-Nehru family hold the "brand equity", it will be difficult for a non Gandhi to run the party, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha.

There is no harm in party chief being from the Gandhi family. No other person holds charisma which they hold, said he.

Almost after 20 months leaving the post for her son, Sonia Gandhi has been chosen as the interim party chief by the party members.

"The way regional parties are functioning, they will lose their importance in the days to come. Their losing importance means the nation will head towards bipolar politics...When there is bipolar politics, we would again come back to power. So, the future of the Congress is bright," added he, exp...