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Sonia Gandhi

The Congress Question

Rajeev Deshpande

Can Mallikarjun Kharge be more than a figurehead?

Travels in Hyperreality

On the road with Rahul Gandhi

A Tale of Two Congressmen

Together, Rahul and Tharoor make the best Congress story in the worst time of the party

Why Abdul Kalam Was Denied a Second Term

On the eve of his birth anniversary on October 15, his former private secretary makes some startling revelations about the politics behind the scenes

Congress 2022: War Dance in the Puppet Kingdom

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

Rewarding Betrayal

The Gandhis have eggs on their faces, while the Rajasthan chief minister holds all the cards

Trying to solve its party chief riddle, Cong creates a Rajasthan problem

Congress leadership miscalculates as official “favourite” Ashok Gehlot refuses to quit as chief minister and becomes the centre of a revolt by MLAs

Can Congress Be Saved?

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

Letter to the Creditor

Ghulam Nabi Azad means well but his rebellion is past its sell-by date

Political Amnesia

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s search for relevance and reward

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