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Ramachandra Guha's recent essay on the Congress party and the Gandhi family has generated considerable discussion.
Given Guha's stature as one of India's most respected historians and public intellectuals, his arguments deserve serious engagement.
His central contention is familiar: the Congress party became excessively dependent on the Gandhi family, failed to democratise its leadership, and thereby contributed significantly to the rise and consolidation of Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress has undeniably struggled with organisational renewal, leadership transition, internal democracy and strategic coherence.
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