Rahul Gandhi needed to reclaim the Congress president’s put up however exit polls have already crushed his hopes

Another spherical of state elections across the nation have culminated, nevertheless, the one fixed of Congress shedding has remained the identical. If exit polls launched just lately are any indication, it seems that Congress is about to face defeats in Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala while remaining an auxiliary ally in Tamil Nadu to DMK.Riding on the recognition of Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP is about for a second time period in Assam whereas Congress, regardless of allying with a polarising Islamist determine like AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal has seemingly didn’t make any dent. As for West Bengal, Congress by no means was within the struggle, which is predicted to go down the wire between TMC and BJP. In Puducherry, the BJP is coasting to a victory in all poll-pundits assessments.Almost all of the pollsters have given the Left Democratic Front (LDF) a full majority within the state of Kerala. This victory is historic for the Communist events as a result of, for the primary time within the final 5 a long time, a celebration could be re-elected within the state of Kerala.In the final 5 a long time, the CPM led LDF and Congress-led UDF have dominated the state alternatively with no alliance getting a second time period. As reported by TFI, the defeat will imply that the Congress social gathering reign is over within the state and shortly it’ll develop into a junior associate of the Indian Union Muslim League.Thus, the one state the place Congress has managed to avoid wasting grace is Tamil Nadu the place allying with DMK may assist the social gathering get close to the ability corridors. However, identical to Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra, one reckons Congress could be lowered to a mere sidekick.The pathetic displaying of the Congress as soon as once more has solid aspersions excessive management of the social gathering. Safe to say, congress scion Rahul Gandhi, who was harbouring desires of getting the Party President place again, could have a tough time reaching for it.Read extra: If the outcomes of Kerala elections comply with the exit polls, it’s excellent news for the BJP as Congress is down and outSonia Gandhi is the present interim President with an election to the highest social gathering place slated to be held in June. It is essential to notice that elections had been scheduled to be held earlier this yr, however citing meeting polls as the explanation, they had been postponed. Party sources had remarked on the time that Sonia Gandhi pushed the presidential election to satiate the flaring tempers of the dissenters and in addition give an opportunity to Rahul Gandhi to show his mettle.Last yr, heading the G-23 group, Ghulam Nabi Azad and a number of other different senior Congress leaders had shot out an indignant letter to Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, complaining about not having free and honest elections inside the social gathering. The letter, nevertheless, received leaked earlier than the annual congress meet and an indignant Rahul Gandhi went out on a prowl for the blood of those that penned the letter.Read extra: Congress dissidents tear into Rahul Gandhi for his juvenile remarks on China and PM ModiReacting within the aftermath of the letter controversy, Azad laid naked his ache of not having any elected our bodies within the social gathering and the prospect of sitting in opposition for 50 extra years. “For the last many decades, we do not have elected bodies in the party. Maybe we should have pushed for it 10-15 years ago. Now we are losing elections after elections, and if we have to come back we need to strengthen our party by holding elections. If my party wants to be in opposition for the next 50 years, then there is no need for elections within the party,” Azad had mentioned.And if Congress elects Rahul Gandhi as soon as once more, regardless of the dismal displaying within the simply concluded polls, the social gathering might be digging a gap for itself, given it already hasn’t. The grand outdated social gathering of the nation finds itself in a singular predicament the place it isn’t permitting the kids and deserving candidates to come back to the fore and, concurrently, not permitting itself to let go of the servitude to the ‘good-for-nothing’ Gandhi clan. The Gandhi surname inadvertently has solely introduced ache and struggling to the social gathering members within the final 6-7 years, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his social gathering got here to energy.But the election outcomes have crushed Rahul Gandhi’s hopes of turning into the following Congress President and, hopefully, a brand new face is allowed to take the centre stage to reboot the social gathering.