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G-23 Congress leaders meet on election defeat, push for 'collective, inclusive leadership'
•Leaders urged the Congress command to initiate talks with like-minded forces to create a way for a credible alternative to the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
'Why he is speaking the language of RSS/BJP': Kapil Sibal's criticism of Gandhis invites ire from Congress colleague
•Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that Gandhis should step aside and give some other leader a chance to lead the party
'Listen to your inner voice': Ashok Gehlot advises Amarinder amid signs of discord in own state
Fp Staff •All Congressmen must rise above themselves and think in the interest of the party and the country, advised the Rajasthan chief minister
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Fp Staff •Finding a way forward on China, the critical foreign policy task for which S Jaishankar has been brought into government, is no small task.
BJP vs Congress: Why the Gandhi family is likely to become redundant in Indian politics post 2019
Mishra •Overall, it's a grim scenario for the Congress and its first family. Both face the prospect of getting redundant. After 2019, they may not even be discussed as political players of any consequence.
Why dynasties, 'first families' that plague Indian politics are antithetical to democracy
Mahesh •Political dynasties are a disease which debilitate the democracy by concentrating power and wealth within a few families.
Renaming row: This is a cheap shot from Rishi Kapoor; not worth the slurs
Bikram Vohra •As the first family of cinema, the Kapoors were buddies with the Gandhis. Would Rishi Kapoor have said the things he has, when Indira Gandhi was in power?
If Modi is the man he says he is, he should throw out Venkaiah Naidu for his cringing sycophancy
Bikram Vohra •Did Venkaiah Naidu actually think that this sort of toadying up would make Modi a happy man, that there would be reward for this public display of obsequiousness?
'Sonia didn't allow me to become PM in 1991, treats Congress like family fiefdom': Pawar's new book
Fp Staff •Sharad Pawar's newly released book says Congress chief Sonia Gandhi did not let him become prime minister in 1991 as he had an “independent mind” and his election to the post would “not be good for the first family.” Pawar calls out the Gandhis, including Indira, Rajiv and Sonia, for treating the Congress party as their “family fiefdom”.
Enough of hurting each other, what's wrong with feeling good about being an Indian
Bikram Vohra •The Prime Minister managed to jumpstart the session and disarm the prickly hostility that has come to mark the Indian political landscape.