If the rumours are to be believed, Dame Luck is going to smile on Union Minister of State for Women Development and Child Welfare Renuka Chowdary very soon.

According to grapevine, the Congress is considering Renuka Chowdary's name for the post of Vice President of India, after the term of Bhaironsingh Shekhawat expires later this year. This, however, will happen if Bharatiya Janata Party proposes the name of former Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Nazma Heptullah for the Vice-President's post.

The names of Renuka and Nazma have come to the fore, as both the Congress and the BJP have reportedly decided to field women candidates for the Vice President post, keeping in view the general elections in 2009, wherein empowerment of women would become a major issue to woo the women electorate. In fact, there is a talk that even the President's post too would go to women – the fight could be between Sheela Dixit of the Congress and Laxmi Sehgal of the Left parties.

If the Congress plans materialise, it would be a cake walk for Renuka Chowdary, as she has the support of all the UPA partners. And she will be the first woman, that too from Andhra Pradesh, to assume the prestigious post.