In formally handing over the reins to new Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, his mother has also bequeathed to him a set of critical challenges.
...Full StoryThe Congress's loss in state and recent local polls says it all.
...Full StoryA new regime would dismantle the edifice set up by the party with a heady mix of religious polarisation and development.
...Full StoryIt will test whether the new set of subaltern leaders in the state have in them the power to hold on.
...Full StoryThey constitute nearly 25 per cent of the state's population.
...Full StoryThere are examples within the grand old party where an extensive yatra has helped a leader strengthen his base.
...Full StoryOptics of Sonia occupying centre-stage among leaders gladdens the hearts of battered Congressmen.
...Full StoryWhere are the sustained field-level agitations? Where are the attempts to re-connect with workers, voters and masses?
...Full StoryCast an eye on the recent events.
...Full StoryDangerously for the Congress, it can be misconstrued as an attempt to soften the PM's stance in the AgustaWestland probe.
...Full StoryWhy do leaders or their supporters seek familial relationships? What do they hope to achieve? Is there a method to it?
...Full StoryIt has been a truth universally acknowledged that she would hand over the baton to her son.
...Full StoryAre they trying to send a message to the public?
...Full StoryIs there a method in what he is doing?
...Full StoryEven while targeting BJP, parties are competing with each other to be seen as the most virulent critic of the half-baked move.
...Full StoryThere will be no Sonia to shield him once he becomes Congress president.
...Full StoryWith anger and confusion prevailing over the strategist's role and mandate, it is time for the party leadership to clear the air.
...Full StoryWith her entry into the poll fray, there would be three Gandhis running the show at the same time.
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