The indication that Rahul Gandhi will step out of his limited role in the AICC to assume bigger responsibility triggered speculation about what his new designation might be, with party sources not ruling out his projection as the prime ministerial candidate in 2014. A day after AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Rahul would assume a bigger role in party affairs after September, speculation was rife about the post he could occupy, with the possibilities of his being appointed vice-president, working president or secretary general being bandied about.