What were the main cause responsible for rout of congress party in 2014 general elections ?
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While the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated its massive victory in the Lok Sabha election, the mood at the Congress office was understandably sombre. With the 128-year-old party facing virtual decimation, stunned Congressmen were struggling to explain its worst-ever electoral performance.
Predictably, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi put in a brief appearance at the party headquarters to take responsibility for the humiliating defeat.
While the Congress leadership will undertake the mandatory introspection exercise in the coming days to pinpoint the reasons for the debacle, here are five factors which led to the rout:
While nobody in the Congress is willing to accept it officially, Sonia Gandhi's decision to take a backseat in this election in her son Rahul Gandhi's favour did immense damage to the party.
Taking full charge of the election campaign, Rahul Gandhi failed to involve senior, experienced leaders in this exercise and instead depended on a small group of non-political players with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra playing a key role in these strategy sessions and building of what was supposed to be Brand Rahul.
The party's war-room on Gurdwara Rakabganj Road, where senior party leaders brainstormed about the election campaign and strategy in 2009, wore a deserted look while the scene of action shifted to Rahul Gandhi's home on Tughlak Lane. As a result, communication within the party broke down as most leaders were unaware of Team Rahul's plans.
Jairam Ramesh, who had successfully handled the party's election campaign in the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, was marginalised midway during the election.
Sonia Gandhi did set up a massive campaign committee under her leadership which included virtually all senior party leaders, but this panel proved to be a non-starter. It met only once and was not heard of after that, while suggestions and proposals made at this lone meeting were promptly disregarded.
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