Mayawati finds a place in Forbes's list of 100 most powerful women in the world

Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati has joined Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a list compiled by US magazine Forbes of 100 most powerful women in the world.

Sonia Gandhi has slipped from her previous year's sixth rank to 21st this year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has made her debut at 59th. The list also has Indra Nooyi, the Indian-origin chief of soft drink major PepsiCo, at third position, and Indian biotechnology firm Biocon's Chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw at 99th.