READ MORE New Delhi: Electoral revival in major Hindi heartland states and democratisation of Congress party’s organizations were the hallmarks of Rahul Gandhi’s first year as the party president. Mr Gandhi took over the reins of the Congress from his mother Sonia Gandhi this day last year and brought the party to power in six states. When he assumed charge, the party was in power in four states — Karnataka, Punjab, Mizoram and Puducherry. Positioning himself as the direct challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he has been routinely attacking over the Rafale jet purchase, Mr Gandhi is now preparing the Congress for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by engaging like-minded parties and leading discussions on issues of national importance. On Sunday, DMK president MK Stalin made a strong pitch for Mr Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, saying the he has the ability to defeat the BJP-led NDA. However, there w...
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