Miles to go: On Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra
The HinduAfter 135 days on the road, the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra ended in Srinagar, on the Mahatma’s death anniversary, with several Opposition leaders attending the unfurling of the tricolour. The yatra’s objective was to emphasise the contrast between the party’s vision for India, built on its slogan of “unity in diversity”, and the Hindutva ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party. But the imagery of the Congress scion interacting with civil society and the citizenry across the country, and just the organisation of the yatra infused energy into the political machine of India’s grand old party. Yet, in terms of the actual steps for the Congress’s revival, there is still many a proverbial mile to go with the party requiring to do the hard yards in building organisational relevance in several parts of the country, especially in North India.