With Jyotiraditya Scindia’s departure, there are predictions of the imminent demise of the Congress. But it’s not the Congress that’s about to die — it’s the Gandhi family’s political authority that has evaporated.
As the son of Madhavrao Scindia, Jyotiraditya, after all, is very much part of a dynastic feudal culture that has nurtured the Congress’ first family. The glamorous Gen Next Scindia is undoubtedly a powerful orator but the fact is he lost an election nine months ago to his own election agent. In the Madhya Pradesh elections of 2013, when he was the Congress face, the party was wiped out. He is not exactly a mass leader, his rise and clout due in large part to his proximity to Read More
