PV had been elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 and 1989 from Ramtek in Maharashtra. But he was denied a ticket in the 1991 elections. Realizing that Rajiv had intended to sideline him as he had Pranab Mukherjee, PV planned to go into political retirement. However, while Mukherjee had to quit the Congress Party (and was later rehabilitated), PV was merely denied an election ticket. Ironically, when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, PV chaired the CWC meeting that condoled his death. If Rajiv and PV lived in different worlds, Sonia and PV came from different planets.
