Story behind Sonia's Sacrifice to be a PM

Information on eligibilty to be a PM of India.

Eligibility:
Article 84 of the Constitution sets the principal qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Prime Minister. A Prime Minister must be:

- a citizen of India.

should be a member of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. If a person elected prime minister is neither a member of the Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha, then he must become a member of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha within six months.

- of above 25 years of age (in the case of a seat in the Lok Sabha) or above 30 years of age (in the case of a seat in the Rajya Sabha).

- for an Indian citizen of foreign nationality, the principle of reciprocity is applicable i.e. the same rules as there are in that particular nation for foreign nationality.

Sonia is not indian citizen by birth, so if Italy allows a person to be a Prime Minister who is not born in Italy, then only she can be PM of India.

Many Congress party members (including MPs) say that she sacrificed, better they know our constitution and then talk.


--kova