Congress

Congress: Is the Party Withering Away?

Ullekh NP

Congress is in organisational disarray with the exit of many senior leaders owing to the inaccessibility of the Gandhis and diminishing electoral prospects

The Great Disconnect

PR Ramesh

Rahul Gandhi leads a Congress so bereft of ideas that it is banking on a divisive manifesto couched in the language of diversity and inclusion

When You Don’t Pay Your Dues…

Rajeev Deshpande

Congress’ bid to argue that the tax cases against it are politically motivated is unconvincing and adds to the negative baggage it carries ahead of elections

Being Rahul Gandhi

Suhel Seth

What Congress needs is not fresh blood but a fresh mind

The Silence of Congress

Virendra Kapoor

It is afraid of alienating the Tamil Nadu ruling party for fear it may cost the few seats

The Writing on the Wall

Virendra Kapoor

After the polls, Samajwadi Party and the Congress' mutual dejection may again be the reason for them to go their separate ways

The Dispensables

Suhel Seth

An abusive opposition and the activist Rahul only strengthen Modi

Total Mobilisation

Ullekh NP

Steered by Modi, BJP’s multi-pronged voter outreach campaign gains momentum

Withering Away

Rajeev Deshpande

The redundancy of the Dynasty and the trial of the Nehruvian legacy

Left’s Message to Congress

Open

Left leaders are arguing that it is more important for the Congress leader to contest from northern India or even Karnataka, and that this would send an appropriate signal of political engagement