Politics
The Congress needs to look at the present crisis as an opportunity to change itself to modern-day needs . A new strategy must include infusion of dynamic second-rung and strong State-level leaders . It must be a blend of experience and youth .
Going from
strength to strength
� Kalyani Shankar
The Congress is going through an existential crisis even as party chief Rahul Gandhi has been authorised to restructure the organisation at all levels last week . Indeed , the party needs
40 Legacy India | June 2019 such ruthless surgery . Gandhi offered to resign taking 100 per cent responsibility for the defeat in 2019 polls but during a Congress Working Committee meeting , party leaders asked Rahul to stay .
There can be no doubt that the Congress has barely managed to improve its tally from its all-time low of 44 seats in 2014 — it has now won 52 seats but the buck stops with Rahul Gandhi as party chief . It
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