Like every time, Congress leaders and election analysts of the Congress ecosystem who analyze the election results of Haryana are creating a protective shield around Rahul Gandhi. No one is asking where was the management and charisma of the Congress high command i.e. Rahul Gandhi? When caste based things were allegedly said towards Kumari Selja and she sat down at home in anger, what did Rahul do? No initiative was taken for about 10 days after he became angry and walked away from the campaign. She stayed away from campaigning for 10 days and in the meanwhile BJP scored. Manohar Lal Khattar proposed Selja to join BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it an issue in his meetings. Dalit voters were already worried about the possibility of Jatshahi, but with Selja sitting in the house and BJP emerging as Dalit-friendly, a large group of Dalits started leaning towards BJP.
By the time Rahul Gandhi brought Hooda and Selja on one platform, it was too late. This was a complete failure of Congress management. After this Rahul Gandhi traveled for two days. What happened on those trips? In the areas from where Rahul’s yatra started, no charisma worked and Congress lost on most of the seats. Even where he ate Jalebi and it became such a big issue, Congress lost. Obviously, the hype created about Rahul’s charisma from Bharat Jodo Yatra was not real. It was exaggerated. Congress’s seats in the Lok Sabha increased due to the opposition fighting unitedly. The reality came to the fore when Congress fought alone in Haryana. Even in Jammu and Kashmir, the victory of the alliance is largely the victory of the National Conference. Congress has become clear in the Jammu area where it has influence.