Indira began to look for a ‘nominated’ chief minister. It was a concept that Narasimha Rao would explain some years later in a speech at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.7 A ‘nominated’ chief minister would have no local power base, thus ensuring loyalty to New Delhi and its socialism. Indira was looking for a powerless devotee. One who would sing only her hymns.
MMS was similarly created by Sonia Gandhi
