Opinion | Rahul Gandhi’s Ascent As Leader of Oppn: A New Chapter for Congress & What It Means for Indian Politics

Positioning Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition will galvanise the Congress’s cadres across India. ( Image Source :PTI )

On Tuesday evening, just before the 18th Lok Sabha witnessed the rare event of a Speaker election, the Opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc announced that Congress leader and Raebareli MP Rahul Gandhi would assume the role of Leader of the Opposition. Since Narendra Modi’s rise in Indian politics from 2014 onwards, the Opposition has not held this post in the Lok Sabha. This time, the scenario is markedly different. In the recent Lok Sabha election, the BJP failed to secure a majority on its own,