"No Evidence Whether Rahul Gandhi Would Be Effective Leader": Top Economist

Surjit Bhalla favours conducting an income distribution survey, but only after the elections get over.

Noted economist Surjit Bhalla believes that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities remain doubtful due to several past instances where he failed to take effective decisions.

"Leadership is a very big thing. There is no evidence regarding Rahul Gandhi whether he would be an effective leader or not. In 2013, he tore the ordinance of his own government in front of everyone. Leaders do not do that," Surjit Bhalla, a former member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, told IANS in an interview.

Surjit Bhalla says that unlike before 2014, the elections are now based on merit.