Short Post
By deciding to embark on a journey from the North East -- sometime in January -- Rahul had clearly decided to keep away from the nitty-gritty of planning and campaigning for the 2024 elections
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
Congress faces its severest test after a resounding no to its populist pitch
How the growing up process of the 53-year-old Congress princeling remains incomplete
An Opposition alliance has unseated a strong incumbent at the Centre only when it has had a promise to sell and a charismatic leader. The anti-Modi alliance has neither while its own contradictions threaten to pull it apart
What Modi did emphasise was the Centre’s concerted efforts to connect the Northeast to the rest of India in every way. He cast the spotlight on Congress policies that stoked separatism and led to prolonged civilian distress by way of blockades and strikes