MJ Akbar
Congress wants a regent, a placeholder for Rahul Gandhi. But who can combine political sagacity with a saintly heart? Ashok Gehlot, the loyal one, has weakened Sonia Gandhi at a vulnerable moment. If she relents, the aura of command gets blown apart. Congress has become a puzzled jigsaw rather than a jigsaw puzzle, a combination of small cardboard pieces that no longer add up to a coherent picture
This time, Vasundhara Raje's challenger is the current Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
The party has announced elections to its president’s post in a victory for the rebels whose ranks included Ghulam Nabi Azad till recently. All eyes are now on Rahul Gandhi in a test of his resolve not to contest
Criticism of “remote control” in running Congress raises cost of not contesting for Congress president
Mamata Banerjee is said to have already informed Congress that they will not have an alliance against the BJP
The resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma is a clear indication that the divide between the G 23 group of senior rebel leaders and the Gandhis is almost irreparable
There is now speculation that Nitish Kumar is again planning to change his political alignment and laying the ground to distance himself from BJP for the 2024 General Election.
The fence-sitters think it is easier to break off from the party for a seat in Rajya Sabha