"Democracy is being murdered...'' If any political party has chanted mostly this sentence, it is Congress. But is today's Congress willing to believe in or respect democracy? The same things are coming out in the ongoing analysis in political corridors about the election of Congress President. The recently released national presidential election has deepened the question of whether the Congress today is reduced to a group of courtiers of just one family, for which it is more important to shape the future of the Gandhi family than the future of the country and the party.

Even after persuading many leaders, and passing resolutions in three states, when Rahul Gandhi was not ready to forget the defeat of 2019 and take the risk of taking the post of president again, then after 20-22 years, there was a role to hold elections for this post in the Congress, but family and political interests also made a dent in that too.

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To wash away the charge of nepotism, the Gandhi family drew back from the election, but the control of the chair remained in their hands, so pushed forward its loyalist Ashok Gehlot as a pawn. Gehlot was set to become the party chief until he showed his trance in Rajasthan. Commanding over the CM's chair and organization, Gehlot saw laddoos in both hands. When the dagger of this deception reached Delhi, another trusted name came out of the high command's tongue in a hurry, Digvijay Singh. Ashok Gehlot and Digvijay Singh are names who are called magicians in politics, but the booster dose that the Congress needs today, it is meaningless to expect that magic from these two leaders at this age. However, after changing the idea and political shape, suddenly Digvijay Ji is instructed to retreat and a new face comes out as Mallikarjun Kharge. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and a very old player of Congress. In the name of Karnataka elections and Dalit votes, 80-year-old Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the presidential candidate. The thing to note here is that the Gandhi family is talking about staying away from the elections, but tricks are being made from behind the scenes to keep control over the party. Kharge's sudden election or arrival is an indication that he has received instructions from the top.

Meanwhile, there is a name that can revive the Congress, which is looking for its lost political glory today, but that person may not agree to be remote of the Gandhi family. He is the party's Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, who is also a member of the rebel Congress faction G-23 and has been advocating organizational reforms in the party for a long time. Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Kapil Sibal, who were members of G-23 with Tharoor, have broken their years-old relationship with the Congress by abandoning their hopes, but Tharoor is fighting, to rebuild the party. But, his intentions seem to be being scuttled, because given the way Mallikarjun Kharge has spontaneously become the party's official candidate, or rather, has been made, it can be said that the result of the election has already been written. The gathering of veteran Congressmen in Kharge's nomination is not possible without the gesture of the Gandhi family. Even Gehlot has openly sought votes for Kharge, which Tharoor had also complained about, but who listened to him? Tharoor has also said that those who want change in the Congress should vote for him, that is, he knows very well that Kharge is the pawn of the high command and under his leadership, the party will run as it has been running, that is, as per the orders of the Gandhi family. Actually, the high command wanted to put someone on the throne, who would not even call a meeting to discuss the decision, far from taking any decision without them. Digvijay Singh was removed so that Kharge's votes should not be cut off.

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At the moment, with the kind of atmosphere in Congress, everyone is trying to be credible to the high command, even if the party has to pay the price it has had to pay in the last few elections. Merit is constantly being ignored in the Congress, leaders like Sachin Pilot and Shashi Tharoor are glaring examples of this, who can inculcate the party's ideology in the youth today, infuse new life into the Congress, but the Gandhi family's intense desire to keep the remote in their hands pushes them back. Because it is possible that instead of giving every order without thinking, they will question and these questions will not go down well with a family that has given orders for decades.

However, in any case, the election of the Congress president is now a formality, for which voting is being held today and which will be announced only on October 19. Time will answer the question of whether Kharge can become a 'Sanjeevani' for the Congress, but he will definitely be trusted by the Gandhi family and the high command will continue to dominate the chair. At the same time, Shashi Tharoor will definitely be disappointed with this attitude of the Gandhi family and what steps he takes next will be worth watching. If a miracle happens and Tharoor wins the election, it will be good news for Congress leaders who want a positive change in the party, but it is improbable.

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