The Congress is surging ahead under the leadership of party president Sonia Gandhi. She has been leading the Congress for the past 15 years and is also the Chairperson of Congress-led UPA Coalition at the Centre. With her matured and long-vision ideas, Congress is hopeful to gain more political strength in the coming days. Sonia Gandhi has also been the guiding force behind various welfare policies of the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre..