‘Accept people’s decision with humility’: Rahul Gandhi after Congress defeat in all 5 states

“Humblely accept the verdict of the people. Congratulations to those who won the mandate. My gratitude to all Congress workers and volunteers for their hard work and dedication,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.

“We will learn from this and continue to work for the interests of the people of India,” he said.

With the counting of votes for the assembly elections to be held in February and March, trends showed that the BJP was headed for a second consecutive victory in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh and dominated the trends charts in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. , while the Aam Aadmi Party was ready for one. Brilliant victory in Punjab The Congress was on the verge of a major defeat in all five states.

It comes as political observers have called it Congress party’s defeat A “big blow” that could “reduce the brand value” of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Rashid Kidwai, author of ’24, Akbar Road’ and ‘Sonia: A Biography’, said nothing is working for the brothers and sisters of the Gandhi family.

He said, “She played a big gamble to project a Dalit chief minister in Punjab, but it has turned her back on her very badly. Similarly, Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into Uttar Pradesh has come to naught. Hence this raises a question mark. They are losing their credibility.” Congress ‘family’,” Kidwai was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI,

He claimed that it was not just about a group of 23 leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi demanding organizational change, but Congress workers at large “are losing faith in them”.

“I think the loyalists will try to rally around the Gandhi family, but it is time for them to smell the coffee and try to democratize the leadership. Though they may continue to lead the party, They can make proper elections for the CWC… It is no longer a matter between them and the G23. The average person in Congress is losing patience and respect (for them),” Kidwai said, referring to the Congress party’s political journey. a historian.

Expressing similar views, Sanjay K Pandey, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and a political commentator, said the worst was with the Congress and the results “diminished the brand value” of the Gandhi siblings.

“This will encourage the G-23 and other opponents within the party,” Pandey said. PTI,

Manindra Nath Thakur, associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Center for Political Studies, said the results made matters worse for the Congress which is “already in trouble” and its senior leaders are waiting to comment on it. Were.

“They (Gandhi family) have to realize that politics is not an individual game but a collective game. Orchestrating forces within the party are missing,” he said.

Thakur said that with every defeat in the elections, the voice of the dissidents within the party would rise.

He insisted that the Congress should develop regional satraps and said that the party should encourage leaders like Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasad and Sachin Pilot and project them as a new leadership but failed to do so.