Rahul Gandhi is still introspecting: Will it help Congress?

As the Congress is facing a tough battle to keep the party afloat, Rahul Gandhi still seems to be 'introspecting'.

New Delhi, April 11: So, if you are wondering what Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is doing to save the party from getting 'wiped out' from across the country, then the answer is 'introspecting'.

Haven't we heard this word often in the last few years, whenever the Congress has lost an election? If reports are to be believed, the Congress is still 'introspecting' after the party faced one of its worst defeats in the recently held assembly polls in five states.

However, on the ground the Congress is yet to take a strong position on issues concerning the nation and mobilise public support. The Congress leaders, including Rahul and party president Sonia Gandhi, are regularly attending the ongoing Parliament session, but they are yet to come out as a strong force to counter the ruling National Democratic Alliance government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Apart from one or two statements against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government condemning attacks by gau rakshaks or violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress is yet to get its mojo back and looks like a weak opposition.

Earlier, after the assembly election results were declared, Rahul told the media, "We have started introspection and a Congress working committee will be held soon." Till date, almost a month after the election results, Rahul, who is currently taking all the major party decisions, is yet to convene a meeting of all the party leaders.

Several senior party leaders had openly criticised the party's top leadership for failing to win elections. Moreover, many were upset how in spite of getting maximum seats in Goa and Manipur polls, the Congress failed to cobble up alliance governments in these two states.

The abysmal defeat in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand pained the party a lot, but missing the chance to form governments in Goa and Manipur literally rubbed salt into the wounds of the Congress.

In recent times, senior leaders like SM Krishna have joined the BJP. These leaders have openly targeted Rahul and his 'lack' of leadership qualities. We have to wait and watch to see what would be the outcome of the current 'introspection' undergoing in the Congress.

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