The election results of five provinces have added to the difficulties of the Gandhi family along with the Congress. While the Congress seems to be isolated in national politics, the times ahead for the Gandhi family will not be easy. The opposing faction will now try to change the leadership at all costs. Needless to say that along with Rahul-Priyanka, many challenges are going to be raised in front of Sonia Gandhi too.
The defeat of the five provinces is being directly linked to the Gandhi family. In UP, where Priyanka contested the elections on her own, the Gandhi family did the work of giving importance to Navjot Sidhu by showing Captain Amarinder the way out in Punjab. In Goa, his confidant Chidambaram took charge, while in Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat is considered close to him. The Manipur results added fuel to the fire.
Most importantly, the Congress lost power in Punjab to Kejriwal. It is believed that Aam Aadmi Party will now become an alternative to Congress in national politics. Earlier elections in states like West Bengal, Assam had also marginalized the Congress. Even his account could not be opened in Bengal. At the same time, even after making all the alliances in Assam, the Congress remained away from the majority. DMK won in Tamil Nadu but the role of Congress was negligible in it.
Experts say that the leaders of G-23 will now be more vocal. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal are continuously raising the voice of protest. Manish Tewari also keeps on targeting the leadership every now and then. There are many other names which do not suit the Gandhi family. All these will now raise the voice of leadership change. Anyway, the election of Congress President is to be held soon. It is obvious that after the defeat, the opposition will intensify by keeping the defeat in front.