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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.

There are three challenges that this collection of leaders have identified as critical to the revival of the institution, which, if it is achieved in the next round of Assembly elections, will position the Congress to do the absolutely necessary heavy lifting for the INDIA alliance in 2024. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal...

The Congress has shown unexpected focus and discipline

20 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and K.C. Venugopal, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA gets set, preparing for liftoff; BJP gets...

INDIA is poised to unveil itself as a credible challenger to the hitherto invincibility of the BJP

5 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Shikha Mukerjee | Inflation biggest challenge for Modi as 2024 gets...

Inflation prompts voters to begin listing all the things that he or she cannot afford and all the reasons why he/she...

22 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, CPI (M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja at a joint press conference after the opposition parties meeting, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA' veterans ready to unsettle BJP's masterplan

The assumption that INDIA would waste its time, effort and energy on achieving the impossible, is probably wrong.

22 July 2023 12:11 AM IST

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media during a press conference at his residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Diversity vs homogeneity, as Pawar play rocks Maha

The bottom line seems to be regardless of how many MLAs Ajit Pawar can parade at his meeting, he cannot afford to...

7 July 2023 12:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, in Rajkot, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Is India's middle ground getting more assertive?

The ante has been upped for Narendra Modi, personally, and for his party, generally

9 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

Congress workers holding the party flag celebrate the partys win in Karnataka Assembly elections, outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress' main challenge is burden of expectations

The victory has unsurprisingly created a dilemma that has become quite routine for the Congress

18 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with BRS MP K. Keshava Rao, DMK MP TR Baalu, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, RJD MP Manoj Jha and fellow opposition MPs during a joint press conference following their Tiranga March, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | India's political topography starts to look a bit...

Standing together in solidarity against the perceived intimidation and coercive tactics of Modi govt is reassuring for...

20 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Opposition MPs protest in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to...

Time, however, like the tide, may be running out for the multiplicity of initiatives and their corresponding variables

21 March 2023 11:33 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers during celebrations after the partys performance in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya Assembly polls, at the BJP HQ in New Delhi, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Shikha Mukerjee | N-E verdict: Why there's no alternative to Modi

The BJP's success, on its own in Tripura and as a junior alliance partner in Nagaland and Meghalaya, are invaluable to...

7 March 2023 1:00 AM IST

Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Kharge's strategy: How the Congress can corner Modi

If the parliamentary performance is any indication, the combination of Rahul and Kharge is effective in making Mr Modi...

14 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Shikha Mukerjee | Insurrection in America: How tail wagged the dog!

Over 150 years ago, the House of Representatives had voted 133 times to elect Nathaniel Banks as Speaker in 1856.

12 Jan 2023 12:02 AM IST