Rebranding Rahul Gandhi: This is what Congress plans

Once Rahul is back, he would be bombarded with advice and requests to form a brand-new team

For the Congress, its vice president Rahul Gandhi is the only alternative. Several members of the Congress feel that the problem for the party is not Rahul, but his team members. Once he returns from abroad, he would be told to clean up his entire team and then take over the party. He is currently the vice-president of the party, while his mother Sonia, the president.

There is a lot of disgruntlement and anger brewing within the ranks of the Congress. The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017 results saw the Congress failing by a huge margin. The Congress is now on introspective mode and want Rahul to take complete charge.

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Losing big in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are not the only concerns for the Congress. The party was not able to seize the initiative in Goa and Manipur where it emerged as the single largest party. It watched helplessly the BJP snatching victory from right under its nose and forming the government in both the states.

The Congress think-tank feels that there are coalition days ahead and the party would have to enter into a grand alliance with all the opposition parties. If such an alliance is to be formed, then Rahul would have to emerge stronger. For this, he would need to wipe out his core coterie, who many in the party feel has misguided him.

The Congress will have to introspect ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, say its leaders. Rahul is currently abroad and will return in a few days time. Once he is back, he would be bombarded with advice and requests to form a brand-new team and take complete control of the party.

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