Rahul Gandhi

Congress’ Hard Left Turn

Minhaz Merchant

Biggest electoral misstep since Indira Gandhi?

The Always Undecided Post

The dissidents, meanwhile, say that it is a Catch-22 situation. Either Rahul Gandhi must take the responsibility or leave the office totally to someone else

Reluctant Rahul

Jayanta Ghosal

The buzz is the Gandhi scion is not keen to take over the party presidentship

After Patel, Who?

Jayanta Ghosal

Could Kamal Nath or P Chidambaram take over the role?

The Message from Seemanchal

MJ Akbar

Congress’ last Muslim bastion in the north has collapsed

Congress Culprits

PR Ramesh

The party’s dismal performance in Bihar brought the knives out, with senior leaders attacking the high command

Dreams From Obama

S Prasannarajan

Obama's promised land is a hurt and a reward, and maybe that’s how it should be for an American who carries within him the sighs and joys of other cultures

Enter the Unregistered Opposition

PR Ramesh and Siddharth Singh

As the Congress vacates the space of an active opposition with a counter-argument, civil society activists and other professional dissenters rush in to fill the vacuum

Crisis and the Congress

Sudeep Paul

Rebels in the ranks

Gandhis Win, Congress Loses

Harish Khare

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi can have the satisfaction of a Pyrrhic victory. The party has formally reaffirmed their leadership, but it is seen as completely out of sync with the times