Indian president does not determine policy. Here President is not the policy maker. In the name of the president, the cabinet takes the policy decision.

However Kejriwal failed to produce any such proof. In 2010 Mukherjee was awarded "Finance Minister of the Year for Asia" by Emerging Markets the daily newspaper of record for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "
Mukherjee held many important posts in the Manmohan Singh government.

Mukherjee lost out in the ensuing power struggle. Mukherjee was also Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.