Could it be a lucky omen for the Tory party's General Election hopes? When this picture was taken last year India's Congress Party stood little chance of seizing power in India.
But last week Sonia Gandhi, seen here with Peter Luff, swept to a shock victory - even if she has since decided she is not going to take the post of prime minister herself.
Peter said: "We talked tactics and discussed how we could both recover from our low standing. It is a positive sign!!
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