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Sonia Gandhi, the key power broker of Indian politics, is set to return home after undergoing surgery in the United States for an undisclosed condition, a Congress party spokesman said on Tuesday.
Gandhi, president of the ruling Congress party and widow of former premier Rajiv Gandhi, is the influential patron behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who has led India since 2004.
Party officials announced on August 4 that Gandhi, 64, had undergone surgery in the US, though they have since declined to release any further information about her health or where she was admitted to hospital.
"Sonia Gandhi will be returning soon but I cannot say whether she is coming tonight or within the week," Congress party spokesman Janardhan Dwivedi said.
Italian-born Gandhi is widely thought to be preparing the ground for her only son Rahul to become prime minister at some stage after Singh, 78, steps down.
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