The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister is the memoir of Sanjaya Baru, who served as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor from 2004 to 2008. Written in the wake of the 2G spectrum scandal, it offers a firsthand account of the inner workings of the Indian Prime Minister's Office and the real power dynamics between Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Baru's account of the 2008 UPA-II cabinet reshuffle and the fallout from the 2G case made it one of the most discussed political books in India in the years following its publication.