How Rahul Gandhi is emerging as a threat to Modi

May 15, 2016 00:42

'I consider that defeat a blessing,' Rahul had said after the drubbing of the COngress in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Later, he went to a sabbatical at an unknown place and returned after about 54 days.

He has since kept up the offensive, drawing large crowds at anti-Modi events from Mumbai to Assam to Delhi. He also hired a top political strategist who had helped engineer Modi's victory.

With five major states -- where the Bharatiya Janata Party is struggling to clinch power -- going to polls this month, it is yet to be seen whether a charismatic Modi or a recharged Rahul wins the battle.

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