The Congress which was once the colossus of Indian politics, is facing extinction. Its decline has been gradual ever since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister. The Gandhi-Nehru adhesive that held the Congress together has faded. What prevents Congress leaders from accepting the Gandhis offer to resign? As it is predetermined that this exercise will continue each time there is a poll debacle and ultimately the loyalists of Gandhis will say that there is no need to think beyond the family. It is the same old story for the Congress after ever election, with no proper introspection or even an attempt to analyse what ails the party. It does not need rocket science to figure out why the party is limping from defeat to defeat in most elections held since 2014. It is time that the Gandhis took their position seriously and rejuvenate the Congress cadre and supporters, even if that means staying away from the leadership role. As long as the party top brass does not see the writing on the wall and so called rebels desist from making the right moves, we shall not be surprised when the Congress gets confined to the dustbin of history.
