It is question of life and death. Of winning and losing. Winning means a lot for Congress at this juncture. It means all the more for the Gandhi family. The Dynasty stands questioned. It's legitimacy thumbed down by a surging AAP and a resurgent BJP.
To save the Grand Old Party from decimation and humiliation, to breathe life into the Dynasty, Sonia has summoned her siblings. Rahul will lead the party and Priyanka will be the back-office boss. Two able right hands for the Madam.
Priyanka has a track record for quelling dissent, and managing discord at the ground level. In 2007 she was assigned to save the Amethi Rae Bareilly constituency. Against a strong anti-congress wave she managed to mop up seven out of 10 seats and saved the Family from ignominy.
Today, she has to save her brother. Sonia has put her weight behind her lack-lustre son. The party has few options. In a scenario where IT'S DIFFERENT is the reigning mantra, Congress has only one novelty - Rahul.
Reports say that a 500 crore campaign has been commissioned for a spit-polish image makeover for Congress and Rahul. Both need it desperately.
Image-makeover notwithstanding, Congress can sure do a lot with some basic and different agenda. It needs to voice it's election planks with care and cleverness. How well Rahul can do it is a concern. The party has woken up quite late. The winds of change are blowing hard and strong. Ordinance tearing and party bashing won't help.What will help remains to be seen.
On the other hand, Dr. Manmohan Singh has made an ignoble exit. Till last he remained a puppet of the Family. He was used to clear the way for Rahul's ascendency. Maybe that would give some food for thought for the so-called heavyweights of the party.
The ease with Priyanka was made to slide into the decision-making echelon of the party again comments on the pliable and subservient structure.Where's is the inter-party democracy and meritocracy which should have been the been the hallmark of the Grand Old Party.
The whole setup reeks of a last-ditch effort to salvage the situation. What happens after the defeat, if and when it happens,will be interesting to see.
To save the Grand Old Party from decimation and humiliation, to breathe life into the Dynasty, Sonia has summoned her siblings. Rahul will lead the party and Priyanka will be the back-office boss. Two able right hands for the Madam.
Priyanka has a track record for quelling dissent, and managing discord at the ground level. In 2007 she was assigned to save the Amethi Rae Bareilly constituency. Against a strong anti-congress wave she managed to mop up seven out of 10 seats and saved the Family from ignominy.
Today, she has to save her brother. Sonia has put her weight behind her lack-lustre son. The party has few options. In a scenario where IT'S DIFFERENT is the reigning mantra, Congress has only one novelty - Rahul.
Reports say that a 500 crore campaign has been commissioned for a spit-polish image makeover for Congress and Rahul. Both need it desperately.
Image-makeover notwithstanding, Congress can sure do a lot with some basic and different agenda. It needs to voice it's election planks with care and cleverness. How well Rahul can do it is a concern. The party has woken up quite late. The winds of change are blowing hard and strong. Ordinance tearing and party bashing won't help.What will help remains to be seen.
On the other hand, Dr. Manmohan Singh has made an ignoble exit. Till last he remained a puppet of the Family. He was used to clear the way for Rahul's ascendency. Maybe that would give some food for thought for the so-called heavyweights of the party.
The ease with Priyanka was made to slide into the decision-making echelon of the party again comments on the pliable and subservient structure.Where's is the inter-party democracy and meritocracy which should have been the been the hallmark of the Grand Old Party.
The whole setup reeks of a last-ditch effort to salvage the situation. What happens after the defeat, if and when it happens,will be interesting to see.
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