At the recent Congress party national convention, there was a lot of talk and intent on building the incumbent organisation based on openess and relevance by ensuring that progress is linked to performance.
This is in stark contrast to the present lineage on which the Congress is heading to. Rahul Gandhi is generally accepted as the Congress' crown prince and he has now been taking active interest in politics, which does lead one to infer that he is gradually filling the family position.
I think these are important times for the Congress, if the intent mentioned in the national convention is to be true it would be well to institute internal elections within the party itself. Just as Sonia stepped down to for Manmohan Singh to take on the PM of the country, the act of internal elections would cut new ground for the Congress.
I think it is vital to know that the Congress has so far has not been based on any particular ideology tilted towards caste or religion. It has so far been neutral and unequivocal about such beliefs. It would help if it can extend such a belief to an internally elected democratic leader than one based on lineage.
Sonia Gandhi did do this once, it remains to be seen if her son Rahul Gandhi would follow suit.
If he does, it will seal his position as the democratic leader of the largest democratic party in India.
Which is to say, the way to the top starts down.
An umbrella can only do its job if firmly held by the bottom, not the top.
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