Besides giving him the status of a cabinet minister, that would enable him to occupy centrestage since a low-key Sonia, unused to the rough and tumble of agitational politics, may allow Arjun to be in the forefront of the battle against the Vajpayee regime. Besides, Arjun's prominence in party affairs is bad news for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh. He has drawn the battle lines by striking alliances with Digvijay's foes Kamal Nath and Subash Yadav. He recently addressed a rally in Kamal Nath's Chhindwara constituency and blessed Yadav's pro-farmers rally in Delhi. However, Arjun denies he has an agenda in the home state.
Nobody finishes anybody's base in politics.
In politics, Arjun knows, what goes down must come up. And vice versa too.