Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?
The storied Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party, finds itself at a crossroads, following a series of electoral defeats. Its upcoming presidential election is an opportunity to energize India’s “grand old party” and position it as a clear ideological alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalism.
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NEW DELHI – This month, for the first time in nearly 25 years, the Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party, will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. The family, whose history is inextricably linked to India’s “grand old party,” has decided not to enter the leadership race, thus providing Congress a unique opportunity to revitalize itself ahead of the crucial 2024 general election.