After a 56-day self-imposed hiatus (introspection leave as the Congress called it), a resurgent Rahul Gandhi has made not just the BJP, but also the Congress sit up and take notice.


After his anti-Land Bill speech on Sunday, a train ride to meet farmers in Punjab yesterday and a speech in Parliament today, the Congress think tank is having second thoughts on whether Rahul should in fact be relaunched now.


They feel that it may be a little too early to fire the engine, since the BJP has four more years in government. They also feel they should wait and watch and see how Rahul performs. If the Congress loses in Bihar, it would  directly affect the theory that Rahul can save the beleaguered party.


Our fly on the wall observed senior Congress MPs huddled in a corner of the Central Hall of Parliament, analysing the relaunch of Rahul Gandhi.


First time MPs like Gaurav Gagoi, a Congress MP from Assam and Sushmita Dev, daughter of former MP Santosh Mohan Dev were thrilled to see Rahul in action in the Lok Sabha today.


The very articulate Jyotiraditya Scindia, the MP from Guna, who also accompanied Rahul to Punjab to meet farmers yesterday, is in the forefront to push Rahul to take a decision to lead the Congress.


In fact, all Congress leaders behind the 'Rahul lao, Congress bachao' campaign are young MPs. As you may have noticed, old timers like Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, has been sidelined in the Lok Sabha.