It took five years for Rahul Gandhi to take any kind of responsibility. In 2019, Rahul Gandhi left the post of Congress President, and only after the relief results of the 2024 general elections, he decided to become the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha – anyway, this opportunity would come to the Congress leader only after ten years. Has been found. After Congress was ousted from power at the Center in 2014, Rahul Gandhi had been continuously struggling.
In comparison to 2014, Rahul Gandhi has learned many lessons in 2024. Even before 2019, Rahul Gandhi had chances, but the over-confidence after the Congress formed the government in three states in 2017 took away everything.
2024 gave Rahul Gandhi a chance to regain his composure, and in the new year, Rahul Gandhi has a chance to stand strong, and bring back the Congress’s lost power and influence – provided he himself does not forget the lessons learned in the past year. .
1. The results of Lok Sabha elections raise many new hopes for Rahul Gandhi and Congress. The 99 seats won in the general elections motivated Rahul Gandhi to come forward and take responsibility, and he became the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The way Rahul Gandhi had convinced Mamata Banerjee, who was upset over being declared the India Bloc candidate for the Speaker election, was a compliment to his political maturity and leadership ability, but as soon as he started talking about his favorite pastime, the Adani issue. After returning, everything started flowing.
2. Rahul Gandhi should now give up his stubbornness and should distance himself from issues like Adani as soon as possible. Because, after his persuasion, Mamata Banerjee agreed and started showing her stance on the issue of Adani first.
On receiving Mamata’s signal, Trinamool Congress leaders stopped attending India Block meetings called by Mallikarjun Kharge, and demands for change of leadership in the opposition alliance started.
Within no time, Lalu Yadav, Sharad Pawar and Akhilesh Yadav left Rahul Gandhi behind and started standing with Mamata Banerjee – he should be thankful to Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar that Rahul Gandhi again got the support of the opposition. Now Rahul Gandhi should accept from his heart that such opportunities do not come again and again – if such a mistake happens again, he may have to give and take.
3. Rahul Gandhi has got a good issue like caste census in his hands. In the name of caste census, Rahul Gandhi has got support from Lalu Yadav to Akhilesh Yadav.
Rahul Gandhi understood the seriousness of Ambedkar’s issue, just as he had taken up the issue of SC-ST when the Supreme Court’s decision came in 2018.
It would be better if Rahul Gandhi finds more issues like caste census and Ambedkar, and works with focus on them – because only then will the opposition also get support.
4. Rahul Gandhi will have to stop humiliating regional parties in the name of ideology. Opposition leaders will have to pay attention to every step, only then things will be resolved.
Rahul Gandhi should not forget that whatever success Congress has achieved in UP, it has been achieved only with the support of Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party. And in states like Bihar, Jharkhand or Tamil Nadu, Congress remains relevant only because of regional parties.
And yes, programs like Bharat Jodo Yatra and Nyay Yatra should also be continued, and at least one gets a chance to remain in the headlines of the media.
5. Just as he has become the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will have to move forward and take on more responsibilities in the new year, and will have to learn important things for that.
Just like the angry Mamata Banerjee was pacified in the Speaker elections, similar efforts will have to be made to stop Akhilesh Yadav’s anger – and other regional leaders will have to be treated with the same respect.
